The Impact of Anxiety on Self - Concept and Adjustment of Adolescents with Learning Disabilities in Mumbai
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
The purpose of the current study was to investigate the relationship between anxiety, self - concept and adjustment among adolescent with learning disabilities (LD) in Mumbai. The study consisted of 59 male and 51 female adolescent students (N = 110) between ages fourteen to eighteen years who had been diagnosed with learning disability. The scales employed in the study were the Revised Children’s Anxiety and Depression Scale – Child Version, which measured the anxiety of the participating adolescents, the Self – Concept Questionnaire, which measured the self-concept of the participating adolescents and the Adjustment Inventory for School Students, which measured the adjustment of the participating adolescents. The findings revealed that, anxiety and self - concept was negatively correlated. It also revealed that anxiety and adjustment were positively correlated. Regression analysis revealed that anxiety is predictive of self - concept. It also revealed that anxiety is predictive of adjustment.
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Aastha Chaturvedi
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- DOI 10.30877/IJMH.2.2.2015.189-196
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