Personality traits 10-, 13-aged children with mild mental retardation Cover Image

Cechy osobowości 10-, 13-letnich dzieci z lekką niepełnosprawnością intelektualną
Personality traits 10-, 13-aged children with mild mental retardation

Author(s): Janusz Kostrzewski, Ewa Zasępa
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: personality traits; mild mental retardation

Summary/Abstract: The present study examined differences between the mild mental retarded children and their normally developing peers in regard personality traits measured by Children’s Personality Questionaire (the CPQ) designed by Porter and Cattell. The research was carried out on the group of 279 children aged 10-, 13-year old involving 92 mild mental retarded girls, 87 normally developing girls, 50 mild mental retarded boys, 50 typically developing boys. The results of this study revealed out, that mild mental retarded children characterize lower level of personality integration, more depressed, lower sense of adjustment to environment and emotional maturity, more simple-mindedness, sensibility, respect the moral norms and other people.

  • Issue Year: 9/2006
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 107-120
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish