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ERIC Number: EJ1184181
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0827-3383
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Effect of Gender, Degree of Impairment and Type of School on the Mental Health of Visually Impaired Students
Berwal, Sandeep; Punia, Poonam; Dahiya, Varuna
International Journal of Special Education, v32 n4 p888-900 2017
The present paper is an outcome of research conducted by authors to examine the effect of gender, degree of impairment and type of school on the mental health of students with visual impairment. The study employed multi-stage random sampling technique to draw a sample of 200 visually impaired students from 52 inclusive and 5 special schools situated in different parts of Haryana State, India. Mental Health Battery for students with visual impairment, consisting of 61 items to assess their mental health status. Multiple regression and two-way ANOVA was used to analyse the data. The results revealed that three independent variables (gender, degree of impairment and type of school) made a joint contribution of 22.1% to the prediction of mental health of visually impaired students. Significant main effect of degree of visual impairment on mental health was observed whereas no significant main effect for gender was established.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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