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LD, interpersonal understanding, and social behavior in the classroom.

S Kravetz1, M Faust, S Lipshitz

  • 1Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.

Journal of Learning Disabilities
|October 29, 2004
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Children with learning disabilities (LD) show poorer social adaptation and interpersonal understanding. While understanding plays a role, it doesn't fully explain the social challenges faced by students with LD.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Learning disabilities (LD) are associated with social difficulties in children.
  • Interpersonal understanding is crucial for social adaptation in the classroom.
  • The mediating role of interpersonal understanding in the relationship between LD and social adaptation requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the extent to which interpersonal understanding mediates the relationship between learning disabilities and social adaptation.
  • To apply Baron and Kenny's (1986) criteria for mediation analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Baron and Kenny's (1986) mediation criteria.
  • Assessed 22 children with and 22 children without LD.

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  • Measured interpersonal understanding via clinical interviews.
  • Evaluated social adaptation using teacher ratings from fourth and fifth graders.

    • Main Results:

    • A positive correlation was found between interpersonal understanding and social adaptation.
    • Children with LD demonstrated lower levels of both interpersonal understanding and social adaptation.
    • Controlling for interpersonal understanding significantly reduced, but did not eliminate, the group difference in social adaptation.

    Conclusions:

    • Reduced social adaptation and interpersonal understanding are linked to a diagnosis of LD.
    • Interpersonal understanding does not fully mediate the relationship between LD and social adaptation.
    • The origin of social difficulties in individuals with LD, in relation to their learning problems, remains an open question.