Low self-concept in poor readers : Prevalence, heterogeneity, and risk
Journal article
McArthur, Genevieve, Castles, Anne, Kohnen, Saskia and Banales, Erin. (2016). Low self-concept in poor readers : Prevalence, heterogeneity, and risk. PeerJ. 2016(11), p. Article e2669. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2669
Authors | McArthur, Genevieve, Castles, Anne, Kohnen, Saskia and Banales, Erin |
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Abstract | There is evidence that poor readers are at increased risk for various types of low self-concept—particularly academic self-concept. However, this evidence ignores the heterogeneous nature of poor readers, and hence the likelihood that not all poor readers have low self-concept. The aim of this study was to better understand which types of poor readers have low self-concept. We tested 77 children with poor reading for their age for four types of self-concept, four types of reading, three types of spoken language, and two types of attention. We found that poor readers with poor attention had low academic self-concept, while poor readers with poor spoken language had low general self-concept in addition to low academic self-concept. In contrast, poor readers with typical spoken language and attention did not have low self-concept of any type. We also discovered that academic self-concept was reliably associated with reading and receptive spoken vocabulary, and that general self-concept was reliably associated with spoken vocabulary. These outcomes suggest that poor readers with multiple impairments in reading, language, and attention are at higher risk for low academic and general self-concept, and hence need to be assessed for self-concept in clinical practice. Our results also highlight the need for further investigation into the heterogeneous nature of self-concept in poor readers. |
Keywords | self-concept; poor readers; dyslexia; language impairment; inattention; prevalence; heterogeneity; cumulative risk |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | PeerJ |
Journal citation | 2016 (11), p. Article e2669 |
Publisher | PeerJ Inc. |
ISSN | 2167-8359 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2669 |
PubMed ID | 27867764 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84995449869 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC5111895 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Page range | 1-25 |
Funder | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
Australian Research Council (ARC) | |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 09 Nov 2016 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 08 Oct 2016 |
Deposited | 16 Nov 2023 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | 488518 |
DP0879556 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8zz20/low-self-concept-in-poor-readers-prevalence-heterogeneity-and-risk
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