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Peer reviewedRourke, Philip G.; Quinlan, Donald M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1973
Children of ages 8-14 at the borderline of mental retardation (IQ of 60-85) who present serious behavior problems have been variously described as impulsive, lacking facility with concepts of time, overinvolved in fantasy, depressed, and hyperactive. This study sought to test the appropriateness of such descriptive terms. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Individual Characteristics, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedHill, Chris; Dagnan, Dave – Journal of Learning Disabilities (United Kingdom), 2002
A study examined the role of coping style attributions and emotions in response to challenging behavior in predicting helping behaviors of 33 support staff of people with mental retardation. Coping styles of practical problem solving and wishful thinking and attributions of controllability and internality were significant predictors of effort in…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Caregiver Attitudes, Coping, Elementary Secondary Education
