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ERIC Number: EJ934879
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Sep
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1354-4187
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Using Personal Construct Theory to Explore Self-Image with Adolescents with Learning Disabilities
Thomas, Samantha; Butler, Richard; Hare, Dougal Julian; Green, David
British Journal of Learning Disabilities, v39 n3 p225-232 Sep 2011
A young person's construct of self can be fundamental to their psychological well being (Glick 1999; Emler 2001). However limited research has been conducted in the United Kingdom to explore self-image with adolescents with learning disabilities. Previous studies have demonstrated the effective use of personal construct theory with children (Maxwell 2006) and adults with learning disabilities (Hare 1997) and this paper proposes that personal construct elicitation methods can be used to help adolescents with learning disabilities communicate and share their self-constructs. Four personal construct elicitation methods were used successfully to support students to discuss constructs of self, suggesting that personal construct theory can be used to guide an exploration of self-image with adolescents with learning disabilities. The students in this study construed their self-image hierarchically using psychological constructs over nine different dimensions of self.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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