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Peer reviewedMindingall, Arnold; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1980
Evaluated the personality functioning of learning disabled children, who ranged in age from 7 through 11. Significant externality was noted for both males and females. Older children were significantly more external than their younger counterparts. (Author)
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Elementary School Students, Learning Disabilities, Learning Problems
Download full textMiller, Maurice – 1995
Elements leading to resilience or non-resilience in 10 undergraduate students who had been diagnosed as having a learning disability (LD) were studied. Subjects were labeled as either "resilient" or "non-resilient" depending on their grade point average in their major field. Themes which emerged as common experiences of…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Individual Development, Influences
Bender, William N. – Learning Disabilities Research, 1986
Regular class (grades 3-6) teachers' (N=29) perceptions of the teachability of learning disabled students mainstreamed in their classes were assessed. Although neither student IQ nor achievement predicted teachers' perceptions, the student personality variables of self concept and locus of control did predict variance in perceived teachability.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Locus of Control, Mainstreaming
