Self-esteem and adaptive behavior in children with Specific Learning Disability
Children with Specific Learning Disability
Keywords:
Self-esteem, Adaptive Behaviour, Specific Learning Disability, ChildrenAbstract
Objective: In this study, an attempt has been made to examine self-esteem and adaptive behaviors in school-going children (8-11 years) with specific learning disabilities (SLD) in comparison to their health counterparts. Method: A sample of 100 children with specific learning disabilities and their matched cohort of children with no specific learning disabilities were drawn from schools of Bihar state. Self-report measures of Indian Adaptation Battle’s Self-Esteem Inventory for Childre (Kumar, 2005), child and youth resilience measure (Unger, 2016), and Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scale (Doll, 2005) were used to assess the relevant variables. Results: The two groups significantly (p<0.01) differed in academic and paternal domains of self-esteem. On adaptive behavior, SLD children were significantly poor (p<0.05) than their non-SLD counterparts. SLD children scored significantly (p<0.01) higher on the maladaptive behavior domain, internalizing sub-domain, and other sub-domain. SLD children were also found to be significantly poor (p<0.01) on the following sub-domains of adaptive behavior: personal sub-domain (daily living skills domain), socialization domain, interpersonal relationship sub-domain (socialization domain), and coping skills sub-domain (socialization domain). On the expressive sub-domain (communication domain) and gross sub-domain (motor skills domain) too, SLD children scored significantly lower (p<0.05) than their non-SLD counterparts. Conclusion: The self-esteem of children with SLD is lower and they have poor adaptive behaviour when compared to children without SLD. Implication: Findings help have implications for parents, teachers, and policymakers in the early identification of psychological issues in children with SLD as well as for introducing timely intervention programs to prevent adverse clinical outcomes.
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