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- Title
PERCEIVED CONTROL AND ADAPTIVE COPING: PROGRAMS FOR ADOLESCENT STUDENTS WHO HAVE LEARNING DISABILITIES.
- Authors
Firth, Nola; Frydenberg, Erica; Greaves, Daryl
- Abstract
This study explored the effect of a coping program and a teacher feedback intervention on perceived control and adaptive coping for 98 adolescent students who had specific learning disabilities. The coping program was modified to build personal control and to address the needs of students who have specific learning disabilities. The teacher feedback program emphasized use of effort and strategy in the face of difficulty. One-way analyses of covariance of student responses indicated a greater perceived control of external situations and increased use of productive coping strategies for the group who received the coping program. There was no change in internal control of feelings or of use of non-productive coping. These results were maintained over the two-month follow-up period. The study provides preliminary evidence that it is possible to facilitate positive change in both sense of control and coping patterns for students who have learning disabilities.
- Subjects
STUDENTS with disabilities; LEARNING disabilities; COGNITION disorders; TEENAGERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; SERVICES for students
- Publication
Learning Disability Quarterly, 2008, Vol 31, Issue 3, p151
- ISSN
0731-9487
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/25474645