The Adjustment of Students with Learning Disabilities to University and Its Relationship to Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy
Abstract
Using self-report questionnaires, this study found that a sample of 34 university students with learning disabilities reported significantly poorer self-esteem, academic adjustment, and personal-emotional adjustment than a sample of 31 non-learning-disabled students. For both groups, self-esteem correlated positively with general self-efficacy. Both variables correlated positively with adjustment to university.
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Saracoglu, Minden, and Wilchesky (1989) found that 34 students with learning disabilities had lower levels of self-esteem and self-efficacy than students without these classifications.
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From The Effects of Online Homework on Achievement and Self-efficacy of College Algebra Students (2009) · cites this paper as Saracoglu, Minden, and Wilchesky (1989)
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- Authors
- Saracoglu, B., Minden, H., & Wilchesky, M.
- Affiliations
- York University (CA)
- Venue
- Journal of Learning Disabilities
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1989-11
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 590-592
- ISSN
- 0022-2194 (ISSN-L)
- 1538-4780
- OpenAlex
- W2122771032
- Cited by
- 101
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 8
- FWCI
- 3.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Learning Disabilities (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Disability Education and Employment
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Keywords
- learning disabilities, university students, academic adjustment, emotional adjustment, self-esteem, self-efficacy, transition to higher education
- MeSH terms
- Achievement, Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Emotions, Female, Humans, Learning Disabilities, Male, Self Concept, Social Adjustment, Social Desirability, Universities
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