Journal
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Volume 11, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/bs11070103
Keywords
specific learning disorder; learning difficulties; well-being; school engagement; school climate
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Funding
- Cariplo Foundation [2017-NAZ-0131]
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Students with specific learning disorder (SLD-group) did not show significant differences in well-being compared to the control group, except for perceived parental support and involvement in school life. On the other hand, students with learning difficulties without diagnosis (LD-group) reported lower sense of mastery and autonomy, interest and engagement in daily activities, and peer social support compared to their peers. This suggests that having a diagnosis can be a protective factor for both psychological and school well-being of students.
Reading and writing skills influence the social status of students, exerting effects not only on learning, but also on wellbeing. This study aimed to assess the impact of diagnosis of specific learning disorder on well-being in secondary-school students, comparing students with a diagnosis of specific learning disorder (SLD-group), students showing learning difficulties without diagnosis (LD-group) and students without learning difficulties (control-group). Students were tested with neuropsychological screening tests in order to identify learning difficulties and were further assessed by means of psychological and school well-being questionnaires. The results show that LD group perceive themselves as having a low sense of mastery and autonomy, less interest and engagement in daily activities and low peer social support than their schoolmates. This result highlights, for the LD group, a low well-being experience, which is not observed in the SLD and control groups. On the contrary, SLD group students do not differ from control group students in any dimensions except for the perceived parents' support and involvement in school life, in which the SLD group show the highest scores. This work underlines the importance of having a diagnosis as it seems to work as a protective factor for both the psychological and school well-being of the student.
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