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.
akbar atadokht; ali sheikholeslami; seiedetaiebe hoseini; najmeh jokar
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Thisstudy aimed to investigate the role of meta-cognitive beliefs and emotionalintelligence in predicting social adjustment in blind peopleand its comparisonwith normal individuals. The research method was causal comparative and thestatistical populations were all the blind persons who were the members ...
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Thisstudy aimed to investigate the role of meta-cognitive beliefs and emotionalintelligence in predicting social adjustment in blind peopleand its comparisonwith normal individuals. The research method was causal comparative and thestatistical populations were all the blind persons who were the members ofArdabil Blindness Association in the first 6 months of 2013 and the ordinarypeople in the age range 20 to40that had no disabilities. 80 subjects (50percent blind persons and 50 percent normal people) were chosen with availablesampling method and the data were gathered using Meta-Cognition Questionnaire,Emotional Intelligence Index and Adjustment Index, and they were analyzed bychi-square, ANOVA and multivariate regression. The results showed that therewere significant differences between blind persons and normal people withrespect to some variables such as self-awareness, self-management, socialawareness and cognitive self-awareness. The emotional intelligence of the blindsubjects was higher than normal subjects (p<0.05). Regression analysisshowed that the related models about the prediction of social adjustment basedon emotional intelligence components and meta-cognitive components weresignificant in the blind persons (p<0.01), but they were not significant innormal subjects (p>0.05).20percent of the total variance of socialadjustment in the blind persons was explained by emotional intelligence andmeta-cognitive beliefs. These results have applications for the prevention of social and psychological dysfunctionsand are usable in rehabilitation for blind people.