Motivational and Attitudinal Factors in College Students with and without Learning Disabilities

• Published in: Learning disability quarterly Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 79 - 86
• Main Authors: Hall, Cathy W., Spruill, Keely L., Webster, Raymond E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA Council for Learning Disabilities 01.05.2002; SAGE Publications; Sage Publications, Inc; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Academic motivation; Achievement Need; College Environment; College Students; Colleges; Colleges & universities; Disabilities; Emotional Adjustment; Exceptional children; Higher Education; Learning Disabilities; Locus of Control; Motivation; Motivation (Psychology); Personality; Personality and motivation; Problem solving; Resilience (Personality); Special needs students; Stress; Stress Management; Stress Variables; Wechsler scales; United States

The current study examined the emotional resiliency, stress levels, locus of control and need for achievement in 17 college students with learning disabilities (LD) by comparing them with 17 of their peers without learning disabilities. Dependent variables included performance on the "Hall Resi...