Social skills in the comorbidity between learning disabilities and behavior problems: a multimodal assessment

Authors

  • Zilda Aparecida Pereira Del Prette UFSCAR
  • Simone de Oliveira Barreto Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Lucas Cordeiro Freitas Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Keywords:

social skills, learning disabilities, behavior problems, comorbity, bias.

Abstract

The ongoing prevalence and co-morbidity of behavior problems and learning disabilities highlight the importance of early evaluation in the prevention of these problems and some methodological issues. Based in a sample of 50 children with this co-morbidity, of both sexes, aged eight to 12 years, the present study compared results obtained by two instruments (IMHSC-Del-Prette and SSRS-BR) and two informants (children and teachers) showing acquisition and performance deficits of social skills (especially assertive and empathic skills), high frequency of behavior problems and biases between student and teacher evaluations. Implications of the findings in the analysis of educational special needs and in the planning of intervention programs for this population were discussed.

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Author Biographies

Zilda Aparecida Pereira Del Prette, UFSCAR

Professora Titular do Departamento de Psicologia Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Simone de Oliveira Barreto, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Graduada em Psicologia e Mestre em Educação Especial pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos.

Lucas Cordeiro Freitas, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Graduado em Psicologia (Formação de Psicólogo e Licenciatura) pela Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei. Mestre e Doutor em Educação Especial pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Pós-doutorando pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos com Bolsa PD da FAPESP.

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Published

2012-02-29

How to Cite

Prette, Z. A. P. D., Barreto, S. de O., & Freitas, L. C. (2012). Social skills in the comorbidity between learning disabilities and behavior problems: a multimodal assessment. Psico, 42(4). Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/revistapsico/article/view/7593

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Vol. 42 No. 4 (2011)

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