Investigating quality of life and self-stigma in Hong Kong children with specific learning disabilities
| Autor: | Clara S.C. Lee, Yau Wai Tsang, Yi Chan, Chung Ying Lin, Sui Lam Cheng, Yim Yuk Chan, Man Yin Chow |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Parents Social Stigma Poor quality Developmental psychology Typically developing Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Child Learning Disabilities 05 social sciences 050301 education Self Concept humanities Clinical Psychology Case-Control Studies Learning disability Quality of Life Hong Kong Female Self stigma medicine.symptom Psychology 0503 education 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Research in Developmental Disabilities. 68:131-139 |
| ISSN: | 0891-4222 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ridd.2017.07.014 |
| Popis: | Background Children with specific learning disabilities (SpLD) are likely to develop self-stigma and have a poor quality of life (QoL) because of their poor academic performance. Although both self-stigma and poor QoL issues are likely to be found in low academic achievers without SpLD, children with SpLD have worse situation because their diagnosis of SpLD suggests that their learning struggles are biological and permanent. Specifically, students’ perception of own capabilities may be affected more by the diagnosis of SpLD than their own actual performance. Aims We examined the self-stigma and QoL of children with SpLD in Hong Kong, a region with an academics-focused culture. Methods and procedures Children with SpLD (n = 49, M age ± SD = 9.55 ± 1.21; SpLD group) and typically developing children (n = 32, M age ± SD = 9.81 ± 1.40; TD group) completed a Kid-KINDL to measure QoL and a Modified Self-Stigma Scale to measure self-stigma. All parents completed a parallel Kid-KINDL to measure QoL of their children. Outcomes and results Compared with the TD group, the SpLD group had a higher level of self-stigma ( p = 0.027) and lower QoL (child-reported Kid-KINDL: p = 0.001; parent-reported Kid-KINDL: p Conclusions and implications In the academics-focused environment in Hong Kong, SpLD was associated with impaired QoL and higher self-stigma. Treatments targeting the learning process of children with SpLD may be designed to overcome self-stigma and to improve QoL. In addition, the program may involve parents of the children with SpLD or other people (e.g., the peer of the children with SpLD) for improving their understanding and perceptions of SpLD. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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