Dyslexia and psycho-social functioning: An exploratory study of the role of self-esteem and understanding

Dyslexia

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 304-327

  Terras, Melody M ^a   Thompson, Lucy C ^b   Minnis, Helen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Emotional and behavioural difficulties; Resilience; Self esteem; Understanding

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYSLEXIA; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SELF PERCEPTION PROFILE FOR CHILDREN; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; DYSLEXIA; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; READING; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70350784007     PISSN: 10769242     EISSN: 10990909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dys.386     Document Type: Article

References (57)

1. Adams, J. W., Snowling, M. J., Hennessy, S. M., & Kind, P. (1999). Problems of behaviour, reading and arithmetic: Assessments of comorbidity using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 69, 571-585.
2. Alexander-Passe, N. (2006). How dyslexic teenagers cope: An investigation of self-esteem, coping and depression. Dyslexia, 12, 256-275.
3. Arnold, E., Goldston, D., Walsh, A., Reboussin, B., Daniel, S., Hickman, E., et al. (2005). Severity of emotional and behavioral problems among poor and typical readers. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 33(2), 205-217. (Pubitemid 40558435)
4. Beitchman, J. H., & Young, A. R. (1997). Learning disorders with a special emphasis on reading disorders: A review of the past 10 years. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 36(8), 1020-1032. (Pubitemid 27337653)
5. Boetsch, E. A., Green, P. A., & Pennington, B. F. (1996). Psychosocial correlates of dyslexia across the lifespan. Development and Psychopathology, 8, 539-562.
6. Budren, R., & Burdett, J. (2005). Factors associated with successful learning in pupils with dyslexia: A motivational analysis. British Journal of Special Education, 32(2), 100-104. (Pubitemid 41658182)
7. Burden, R., & Burdett, J. (2007). What's in name? Students with dyslexia: Their use of metaphor in making sense of their disability. British Journal of Special Education, 34(2), 77-82.
8. Carroll, J. M., & Iles, J. E. (2006). An assessment of anxiety level in dyslexic students in higher education. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 76(3), 651-662.
9. Carroll, J. M., Maughan, B., Goodman, R., & Meltzer, H. (2005). Literacy difficulties and psychiatric disorders: Evidence for comorbidity. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 46(5), 524-532. (Pubitemid 40614096)
10. Casey, R., Level, S. E., Brown, K., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1992). Impaired emotional health in children with mild reading disability. Developmental and Behavorial Pediatrics, 13(4), 256-260.
11. Chapman, J. W., & Tumner, W. E. (1997). A longitudinal study of beginning reading achievement and reading self-concept. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 67, 279-291.
12. Cosden, M., Elliott, K., Noble, S., & Kelemen, E. (1999). Self-understanding and self-esteem in children with learning disabilities. Learning Disability Quarterly, 22(4), 279-290.
13. Edwards, J. (1994). The scars of dyslexia: Eight case studies in emotional reactions. London: Cassell.
14. Frick, P. J., Kamphaus, R. W., Lahey, B. B., Loeber, R., Christ, M. A. G., Hart, E. L., et al. (1991). Academic underachievement and the disruptive behaviour disorders. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 59, 289-294.
15. General Register Office for Scotland. (2005). Scotland's population 2004: The registrar general's annual review of demographic trends (150th ed.). hhttp://www.gro-scotland.- gov.uk/files/2004-rg-review.pdfi, 2006, Accessed 1.11.06.
16. Goodman, R. (1997). The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: A research note. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 38, 581-586.
17. Goodman, R. (2001). Psychometric properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 40(11), 1337-1345. (Pubitemid 32995803)
18. Goodman, R., Ford, T., Simmons, H., Gatward, R., & Meltzer, H. (2000). Using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) to screen for child psychiatric disorders in a community sample. British Journal of Psychiatry, 177, 534-539. (Pubitemid 32005485)
19. Goodman, R., Meltzer, H., & Bailey, V. (1998). The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: A pilot study on the validity of the self-report version. European Psychiatry, 7, 125-130. (Pubitemid 28494056)
20. Harter, S. (1985). Manual for the self-perception profile for children. Denver, CO: University of Denver.
21. Heyman, W. B. (1990). The self-perception of a learning disability and its relationship to academic self-concept and self-esteem. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 23(8), 472-475.
22. Hinshaw, S. P. (1992). Externalising behaviour problems and academic underachievement in childhood and adolescence: Causal relationships and underlying mechanisms. Psychological Bulletin, 111, 127-135.
23. Hoare, P., Elton, R., Greer, A., & Kelry, A. (1993). The modification and standardisation of the Harter Self-Esteem Questionnaire with Scottish school children. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2(1), 19-33.
24. Humphrey, N. (2002). Teacher and pupil ratings of self-esteem in developmental dyslexia. British Journal of Special Education, 29(1), 29-36.
25. Humphrey, N. (2003). Facilitating a positive sense of self in pupils with dyslexia: The role of teachers and peers. Support for Learning, 18(3), 130-136.
26. Humphrey, N., & Mullins, P. M. (2002). Self-concept and self-esteem in developmental dyslexia. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2(2), 1-13.
27. Huntington, D. D., & Bender, W. N. (1993). Adolescents with learning disabilities at risk? Emotional well-being, depression, suicide. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 26, 159-166.
28. Leung, K., & Lau, S. (1989). Effects of self-concept and perceived disapproval of delinquent behaviour in school children. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 18, 345-359. (Pubitemid 20078274)
29. Lindsay, G., & Dockrell, J. (2000). The behaviour and self-esteem of children with specific speech and language difficulties. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 70, 583-601.
30. Luthar, S. S., Cicchetti, D., & Becker, B. (2000). The construction of resilience: A critical evaluation and guidelines for future work. Child Development, 71(5), 543-562.
31. Kloomok, S., & Cosden, M. (1994). Self-Concept in Children with Learning Disabilities: The relationship between Global Self-Concept, Academic 'Discounting', Nonacademic Self-Concept, and Perceived Social Support. Learning Disability Quarterly, 17(2), 140-153.
32. Maag, J. W., & Reid, R. (2006). Depression among students with learning disabilities: Assessing the risk. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 39(1), 3-10. (Pubitemid 43253533)
33. Margalit, M. (2004). Second-generation research on resilience: Social-emotional aspects of children with learning disabilities. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 19(1), 45-48. (Pubitemid 38042659)
34. Maughan, B., & Carroll, J. (2006). Literacy and mental disorders. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 19, 350-354.
35. Maughan, B., & Hagell, A. (1996). Poor readers in adulthood: Psych-social functioning. Development and Psychopathology, 8, 457-476. (Pubitemid 126450383)
36. Maughan, B., Pickles, A., Hagell, A., Rutter, M., & Yule, W. (1996). Reading problems and antisocial behaviour: Developmental trends in comorbidity. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 37(4), 405-418. (Pubitemid 26146033)
37. Maughan, B., Rowe, R., Loeber, R., & Stouthamer-Loeber, M. (2003). Reading problems and depressed mood. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 31(2), 219-229.
38. Meltzer, H., Gatward, R., Goodman, R., & Ford, F. (2000). Mental health of children and adolescents in Great Britain. London: The Stationery Office.
39. Meltzer, L. (2004). Resilience and learning disabilities: Research on internal and external protective dynamics introduction to the special series. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 19(1), 1-2.
40. Mikami, A. Y., & Hinshaw, S. F. (2006). Resilient adolescent adjustment among girls: Buffers of childhood peer rejection and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 34(6), 823-837.
41. Miles, S. B., & Stipek, D. (2006). Contemporaneous and longitudinal associations between social behavior and literacy achievement in a sample of low-income elementary school children. Child Development, 77(1), 103-117.
42. Miller, C. J., Hynd, G. W., & Miller, S. R. (2005). Children with dyslexia: Not necessarily at risk for elevated internalising symptoms. Reading and Writing, 18, 425-436.
43. Minnis, H., Terras, M., Mackenzie, E., & Thompson, L. (2004). 'I feel very, very small': Reflections on living with dyslexia. Proceedings of the 6th British dyslexia association international conference, 27th- 30th March 2004. University of Warwick.
44. Morrison, G. M., & Cosden, M. A. (1997). Risk, resilience, and adjustment of individuals with learning disabilities. Learning Disability Quarterly, 20, 43-60. (Pubitemid 127031797)
45. Morvitz, E., & Motta, R. W. (1992). Predictors of self-esteem: The roles of parent-child perceptions, achievement, and class placement. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 25(1), 72-80.
46. Pisecco, S., Wristers, K., Swank, P., Silva, P. A., & Baker, D. B. (2001). The effect of academic self-concept on ADHD and antisocial behaviours in early adolescence. Journal of learning Disabilities, 34(5), 450-461. (Pubitemid 33333235)
47. Raviv, D., & Stone, A. (1991). Individual differences in the self-image of adolescents with learning disabilities: The roles of severity, Time of diagnosis and Parental perceptions. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 24(10), 602-611.
48. Riddock, B., Sterling, C., Farmer, M., & Morgan, S. (1999). Self-esteem and anxiety in the educational histories of adult dyslexic students. Dyslexia, 5, 227-248.
49. Rothman, H. R., & Coden, M. (1995). The relationship between self-perception of a learning disability and achievement, self-concept and social support. Learning Disability Quarterly, 18, 203-212.
50. Rutter, M. (2000). Psychosocial influences: Critiques, findings, and research needs. Development and Psychopathology, 12, 375-405.
51. Rutter, M., & Yule, W. (1970). Reading retardation and antisocial behaviour. In M. Rutter, J. Tizard, & K. Whitmore (Eds.), Education health and behaviour (pp. 240-255). London: Longmans.
52. Singer, E. (2005). The strategies adopted by Dutch children with dyslexia to maintain their self-esteem when teased at school. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 38(5), 411-423.
53. Snowling, M. J., Muter, V., & Carrol, J. (2007). Children at family risk of dyslexia: A followup in early adolescence. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48(6), 609-618. (Pubitemid 46902331)
54. Trzesniewski, K. H., Moffitt, T. E., Caspi, A., Taylor, B., & Maughan, B. (2006). Revisiting the association between reading achievement and antisocial behavior: New evidence of an environmental explanation from a twin study. Child Development, 77(1), 72-88.
55. Turner, M. (1997). Psychological assessment of dyslexia. London: Whurr.
56. Werner, E. E., & Smith, R. S. (2001). Journeys from childhood to midlife: Risk; resilience and recovery. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
57. Willcutt, E. G., & Pennington, B. F. (2000). Psychiatric comorbidity in children & adolescents with reading disability. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 41(8), 1039-1048.