sefallah aghajani; matine ebadi; Sanaz eyni
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Students with specific learning disorder have adaptation problems due to lack of favorable social relationships and numerous academic problems. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of predicting social adjustment based on metacognitive beliefs, alexithymia and empathy in students with ...
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Students with specific learning disorder have adaptation problems due to lack of favorable social relationships and numerous academic problems. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of predicting social adjustment based on metacognitive beliefs, alexithymia and empathy in students with special learning disabilities. In this descriptive and correlational study, 116 student were selected as a purposeful sample from all male and female students aged 10 to 14 years with specific learning disorder in Tabriz in 2019- 2020. Bell Social Adjustment Questionnaire, Wells Metacognitive Beliefs Questionnaire, Toronto Alexithymia Scale and Jolliffe & Farrington Empathy Scale were used to collect data. Data were analyzed by Pearson test and regression analysis. The results showed that social adjustment of students with specific learning disabilities had a positive and significant relationship and empathy and with metacognitive beliefs and alexithymia had a negative and significant relationship (p> 0.01). Metacognitive beliefs, alexithymia and empathy predicted 58% of the variance of social adjustment scores in students with specific learning disabilities (P <0.01). Considering the adverse consequences of learning disability and its widespread effects on the child's individual and social life, it is suggested that programs be implemented to promote appropriate metacognitive emotions and beliefs and to develop empathy among students with learning disabilities.
yousef dehghani; sadegh hekmatiyan fard
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The purpose of this study was to predict of self-handicapping based on educational optimism, metacognitive beliefs and cognitive emotion regulation in students with learning disabilities. The research method was descriptive correlational. The statistical population consisted of 540 third- to fifth-grade ...
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The purpose of this study was to predict of self-handicapping based on educational optimism, metacognitive beliefs and cognitive emotion regulation in students with learning disabilities. The research method was descriptive correlational. The statistical population consisted of 540 third- to fifth-grade male primary students with all kinds of learning disabilities who had been referred by the schools to the Center for Learning Disabilities of Bushehr province’s Department of Education in 2018-2019 school year. Of these, using simple sampling and considering the requirements of the research project, 225 students were selected. The research instrument consisted of cognitive-emotional adjustment of Garnowsky et al questionnaire (2001), meta-cognitive beliefs of Wales and Carthage questionnaire (2004), academic happiness of Shirer and Carver questionnaire (1985) and Midgley self-advancement Scale (2000). The data from the implementation of the questionnaires were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and regression methods. Findings showed that Educational optimism, metacognitive beliefs and cognitive emotional regulation can predict self-handicapping of students with learning disabilities negatively (p < 0.001, R2=0/156). These results indicate that there is existence of low educational optimism, metacognitive beliefs and cognitive emotion regulation in students with learning disabilities with procrastination in academic tasks and lack of positive motivation have effective role in self-handicapping, academic failure and consequently the continuation of this disorder in these students. Therefore, it is possible to improve the educational performance and mental health of these students through training and applying appropriate educational methods. It also provides the way for all-round advancement for students with low self-handicapping.