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Self-Perceptions and Social Comparisons Among Children with LD

Deborah Stiehr Smith received her PhD from the University of South Carolina and is an instructor of psychology at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Address: Deborah Stiehr Smith, 2441 Oberbeck Lane, Charlotte, NC 28210.

Richard J. Nagle, PhD

Richard J. Nagle is a professor of psychology at the University of South Carolina.

The self-perceptions of third- and fourth-grade children with learning disabilities (LD; n = 59) and nondisabled students (n = 57) were compared using the Self-Perception Profile for Learning Disabled Students. Results suggested that the children with LD perceived themselves as less competent than did the controls in the areas of intelligence, academic skills, behavior, and social acceptance. These differences were not related to the length of time subjects with LD had received special education services. Contrary to expectations, subjects' self-perceptions were not affected by whether they chose LD or general education class peers as a reference group.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 28, No. 6, 364-371 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/002221949502800607


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