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The Role of Trait Anxiety and Preoccupation with Reading Disabilities of Children and Their Mothers in Predicting Children's Reading Comprehension
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Blicher, Shira; Feingold, Liat; Shany, Michal – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
This study investigated the relationship between reading comprehension (RC), trait anxiety, and preoccupation with reading disability (RD) in 88 school children in Grades 3 through 5 and in their mothers. Children's trait anxiety had a significant direct negative relationship with RC and also mediated the association between preoccupation with RD…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Reading Difficulties, Mothers, Reading Comprehension
Children at Risk for Learning Disorders: Multiple Perspectives.
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Al-Yagon, Michal – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2003
A study involving 145 Israeli mother-child dyads examined the contribution of a multidimensional model of risk factors in explaining adaptive functioning among kindergartners with mild developmental delays considered at risk for developing learning disorders. Results indicated a high fit between the theoretical model and empirical findings.…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Attachment Behavior, Developmental Delays, Disability Identification
The Relationship between Learning Disabilities and Persisting Delinquency.
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Waldie, Karen; Spreen, Otfried – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993
Sixty-five subjects diagnosed as learning disabled and reporting police contact by the median age of 18 were interviewed at age 25. Analysis on parent and subject variables correctly classified 75% of subjects into persisting and nonpersisting delinquent groups and revealed that personality characteristics such as impulsivity and poor judgment…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Comparative Analysis, Criminals, Delinquency