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Behaviour problems in children with dyslexia
- Source :
- Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. 55:251-256
- Publication Year :
- 2001
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2001.
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Abstract
- The association between behaviour problems and dyslexia was assessed in a population sample of 10- to 12-year-old children. Twenty-five dyslexic children and a matched control group were recruited through a screening in primary schools in the city of Bergen, Norway. For the assessment of behaviour problems the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), Teacher Self Report (TRF), and Youth Self Report (YSR) were filled out by parents, teachers, and children, respectively. Information on health and developmental factors were obtained from parents on a separate questionnaire designed for the study. The dyslexic group had significantly more behaviour problems than the control group according to both the CBCL and the TRF. On the YSR there was no significant difference between the groups. Dyslexic children had higher CBCL and TRF scores on the Total Behaviour Problem scale, the Internalizing and Externalizing subdomains, and the Attention problem subscale. The groups differed in social background, prenatal risk factors, birth weight, preschool language problems, and IQ, but these variables showed no relationship to the level of behaviour problems in the present sample. We conclude that pre-adolescent dyslexic children show a wide range of behaviour problems that cannot be attributed to social or developmental background variables.
- Subjects :
- Male
Social background
medicine.medical_specialty
Birth weight
Significant difference
Dyslexia
CBCL
Child Behavior Disorders
medicine.disease
Child development
Developmental psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health
Child Development
Socioeconomic Factors
Case-Control Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
medicine
Humans
Female
Child
Psychiatry
Child Behavior Checklist
Psychology
Association (psychology)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15024725 and 08039488
- Volume :
- 55
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1758916360811d3c23f594cfc3360d2b
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/080394801681019101