Titre du document / Document title

Social and psychological characteristics of Greek secondary school students with learning difficulties

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

ZAFIRIADIS Kiriakos ⁽¹⁾ ; LIVADITIS Miltos ⁽²⁾ ; XENITIDIS Kiriakos ⁽³⁾ ; DIAMANTI Miranta ⁽⁴⁾ ; TSATALMPASIDOU Evgenia ⁽²⁾ ; SIGALAS Ioannis ⁽⁵⁾ ; POLEMIKOS Nikitas ⁽⁶⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Comprehensive High School, Alexandroupolis, GRECE
⁽²⁾ Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, GRECE
⁽³⁾ South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and Institute of Psychiatry, London, ROYAUME-UNI
⁽⁴⁾ Association, for Social Psychiatry and Mental Health, Alexandroupolis, GRECE
⁽⁵⁾ District General Hospital, Alexandroupolis, GRECE
⁽⁶⁾ Department of Pre-School Education Sciences, University of the Aegean, GRECE

Résumé / Abstract

In Greece there is an almost total lack of special education after the primary school (6th grade). This is a descriptive study that aimed to examine social, academic and psychological characteristics of secondary school students with a history of special placement during primary school. It compared 86 students with a placement (group A) with their 1284 schoolmates with no such placement history (group B) with respect to scores on School Adjustment Scale, Academic Motivation Self-Rating Inventory and Youth Self-Report. Group A presented more family social, academic and psychological problems such as: One-parent family, lower socioeconomic status, poor adjustment, low motivation and (especially for boys) high internalizing and externalizing scores. The high rates of failure and dropout of these students indicate that in Greece there is a need to set up appropriate services to help secondary school students with learning difficulties.

Revue / Journal Title

Journal of adolescence   ISSN 0140-1971   CODEN JOADE8 

Source / Source

2005, vol. 28, n^o6, pp. 741-752 [12 page(s) (article)] (21 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Elsevier Science, Oxford, ROYAUME-UNI  (1978) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Academic achievement ; Diagnosis ; Typology ; Rural environment ; Europe ; Human ; Greece ; Social environment ; Mental health ; Public health ; Adolescent ; Predictive factor ; Sociodemographic factor ; Socioeconomic status ; Sex ; Attitude ; Motivation ; Mental disorder ; Symptomatology ; One parent family ; Family environment ; Comparative study ; Primary school ; Special education ; Antecedent ; School dropout ; High risk ; Learning disability ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Réussite scolaire ; Diagnostic ; Typologie ; Milieu rural ; Europe ; Homme ; Grèce ; Environnement social ; Santé mentale ; Santé publique ; Adolescent ; Facteur prédictif ; Facteur sociodémographique ; Statut socioéconomique ; Sexe ; Attitude ; Motivation ; Trouble psychiatrique ; Symptomatologie ; Famille monoparentale ; Milieu familial ; Etude comparative ; Ecole primaire ; Pédagogie spéciale ; Antécédent ; Abandon étude ; Risque élevé ; Trouble apprentissage ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Logro escolar ; Diagnóstico ; Tipología ; Medio rural ; Europa ; Hombre ; Grecia ; Contexto social ; Salud mental ; Salud pública ; Adolescente ; Factor predictivo ; Factor sociodemográfico ; Estatuto socioeconómico ; Sexo ; Actitud ; Motivación ; Trastorno psiquiátrico ; Sintomatología ; Familia monoparental ; Medio familiar ; Estudio comparativo ; Escuela primaria ; Pedagogía especial ; Antecedente ; Abandono estudio ; Riesgo alto ; Trastorno aprendizaje ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 18245, 35400013523650.0040