The Impact of Anxiety on Self - Concept and Adjustment of Adolescents with Learning Disabilities in Mumbai
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
The purpose of the current study was to investigate the relationship between anxiety, self - concept and adjustment among adolescent with learning disabilities (LD) in Mumbai. The study consisted of 59 male and 51 female adolescent students (N = 110) between ages fourteen to eighteen years who had been diagnosed with learning disability. The scales employed in the study were the Revised Children’s Anxiety and Depression Scale – Child Version, which measured the anxiety of the participating adolescents, the Self – Concept Questionnaire, which measured the self-concept of the participating adolescents and the Adjustment Inventory for School Students, which measured the adjustment of the participating adolescents. The findings revealed that, anxiety and self - concept was negatively correlated. It also revealed that anxiety and adjustment were positively correlated. Regression analysis revealed that anxiety is predictive of self - concept. It also revealed that anxiety is predictive of adjustment.
Authors and Affiliations
Aastha Chaturvedi
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP248769
- DOI 10.30877/IJMH.2.2.2015.189-196
- Views 102
- Downloads 0
The ‘Degree of Inclusion’ in Inclusive Education, Prerogative of Schools and Difficulties of Special Needs Educators
This article explores the current difficulties in the Special Needs field from the perspectives of various stakeholders such as the schools, the Special Educators, the Special Needs students as well as the popular opinio...
A Study on Premenstrual Syndrome symptoms and their association with the Attitudes towards Menstruation in Nursing Staff
Background: Symptoms in the premenstrual period have a detrimental impact on the general health of women. There is a lack of studies examining the relationship between menstrual attitudes and symptoms of premenstrual syn...
School Mental Health Programme for Teachers Recruited Through Corporate Social Responsibility : A Quasi Experimental Study
School Mental Health Programmes (SMHP), are being conducted for school teachers in Bangalore. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is playing a pivotal role in providing educational services. However teachers in these p...
Impact of Parental Acceptance-Rejection on Anxiety among Metropolitan Adolescents
Background and Objectives: The present study was planned and executed with the aim to investigate the effect of parental acceptance- rejection (both mother and father) as perceived by adolescents on their anxiety level....
Mental Health Problems in the Indian Police – How we could help them
The objectives of the paper was to find out that what are the major mental health related problems faced by our police personnel, how they coped with them and in what way we (mental health professionals and our governmen...