Influence of Educational Measures on Emotional Adjustment in Students with and without Specific Learning Difficulties according to Gender

Isaías Martín-Ruiz (), María-José Robles-Sánchez and Agustín Wallace
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Isaías Martín-Ruiz: Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy, University of Málaga, 29010 Malaga, Spain
María-José Robles-Sánchez: Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy, University of Málaga, 29010 Malaga, Spain
Agustín Wallace: Department of Behavioral Sciences Methodology, Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy, University of Málaga, 29010 Malaga, Spain

Social Sciences, 2024, vol. 13, issue 9, 1-18

Abstract: The prevalence of mental health problems in adolescence is high, and it would appear that certain conditioning factors such as having a Specific Learning Disability (SpLD), the application of educational measures (repeating a school year), or gender can have an impact on the socioemotional development of adolescents. However, we do not yet have a clear picture of the role played by each variable or whether there are interactions between them. Therefore, the objective of this study is to analyse the effect of these independent variables on internalising problems (anxiety and depression) and on personal resources (self-esteem, social competence, and awareness of the problem). The sample is composed of 80 students, 40 with SpLD and 40 control, aged between 12 and 17 years old, matched in terms of age and gender. The results indicate that the variables Specific Learning Disabilities and educational measures have a negative impact on internalising problems and personal resources of adolescents, while there is no significant effect with respect to gender. In addition, we identified interactions between having SpLD and being held back a year. We therefore call into question the negative impact of repeating a school year according to the condition.

Keywords: anxiety; depression; personal resources; repeating; gender; specific learning disabilities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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