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Psychological well-being in Hungarian students with specific learning disorders (SpLD)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

R. Dudok  and
B. Pikó
R. Dudok*
Affiliation:
University of Szeged, Doctoral School Of Education, Szeged, Hungary
B. Pikó
Affiliation:
University of Szeged, Department Of Behavioral Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The specific learning disorders (SpLD) are neurology based development disorders which are characterized by significant difficulties in acquiring learning skills. SpLD are often accompanied by mental health problems because of emotional and behavioral consequences of the diagnosis. While the presence of SpLD can worsen psychological well-being among school aged children, resilience factors can neutralize these harmful effects.

Objectives

The aim of this research is to identify protective factors promoting development of psychologial well-being and mental health in adolescents with SpLD compared to a control group of peers without this diagnosis.

Methods

Hungarian primary school students (N = 174; M = 13.34 years, SD = 1.14) participated in the study aged between 11 to 15 years. Of these, 23.6% students had a SpLD diagnosis. Participants completed a paper pencil-based questionnaire that included: EPOCH Psychological Well-being Questionnaires of Adolescent, WHO Well-being Index, Satisfaction With Life Scale, Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and Self-regulation Scale.

Results

Psychological well-being in both groups shows positive correlation (p<0.01) with general well-being, satisfaction with life, social support, self-esteem and self-control. In the SpLD group, the engagement and connectedness subscales do not relate to the general well-being and life satisfaction, in contrast with the control group in which these are associated with both. Self-control shows stronger correlation with general well-being and with engagement and connectedness subscales as compared to the control group (p<0.01).

Conclusions

There are differences in contributing factors of general psychological well-being in adolescents with SpLD and those without this diagnosis.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

specific learning disordersAdolescentspsychological well-beingresilience
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S231
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