Abstract
ABSTRACTSeveral research studies have been devoted to study the links between emotional disorders and learning disabilities. However, very minimal of this research has focused on dyslexic students.Objective:The objectives of this study were as follows: (1) to assess self-esteem, anxiety, and depression in dyslexic Arabic-speaking children and adolescents and (2) to describe psychiatric comorbidities in these subjects by comparing them to their non-dyslexic peers.Methods:In total, 205 students (56 dyslexics and 149 good readers), pursuing their education in ordinary schools in the Beni Mellal-Khenifra region of Morocco responded to Taylor’s Self-Assessment Scale of Anxiety, Beck’s Depression Questionnaire, and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (SEI).Results:Overall, dyslexics were more anxious, more depressed, and had disturbed self-esteem compared to their non-dyslexic peers. The percentage of psychiatric comorbidity was higher in the dyslexic group.Conclusions:The results of this study highlight the need for a multidisciplinary approach that integrates emotional needs assessment into the rehabilitation care of dyslexic children and adolescents.
Highlights
Several research studies have been devoted to study the links between emotional disorders and learning disabilities, and it is only some of these works that have been aimed at dyslexic children and adolescents
We remind that the objective of our study was to explore the anxiety, depression, and self-esteem of dyslexic children and adolescents schooled in ordinary educational establishments
The results of our study revealed a high frequency of depressive and anxiety disorders, associated with low levels of self-esteem, in dyslexic children and adolescents
Summary
Several research studies have been devoted to study the links between emotional disorders (anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem) and learning disabilities, and it is only some of these works that have been aimed at dyslexic children and adolescents. Meta-analyses have shown that children with this learning disorder have more depressive and anxious symptoms compared with the general population of children.[6]. These findings are consistent with the study by Maugham et al.[7] who revealed that children with reading difficulties are significantly more depressed than their peers without difficulties. The results of some self-esteem studies have shown that dyslexic children and adolescents may have alterations in this mental health indicator[12] while others claim that the self-esteem of these children does not differ significantly from that of their peers without learning disabilities.[13]
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