Emotional and meta-emotional intelligence as predictors of adjustment problems in students with Specific Learning Disorders

• Main Authors: Antonella D’Amico, Teresa Guastaferro
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Centre for Resilience & Socio-Emotional Health 2017-11-01
• Series: International Journal of Emotional Education
• Subjects: adjustment problems; emotional intelligence; meta-emotional intelligence; specific learning disorder; inclusion
• Online Access: https://www.um.edu.mt/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/335034/v9i2p2a.pdf

The purpose of this study was to analyse adjustment problems in a group of adolescents with a Specific Learning Disorder (SLD), examining to what extent they depend on the severity level of the learning disorder and/or on the individual‟s level of emotional intelligence. Adjustment problems,, perceived severity levels of SLD, and emotional and meta-emotional intelligence were examined in 34 adolescents with SLD. Results demonstrated that emotional beliefs, emotional self-concept and emotional intelligence are very important factors in the psychological adjustment of adolescents with SLD. These results provide evidence for the importance of considering meta-emotional intelligence in both diagnostic and intervention protocols, as well as in the inclusive education of students with SLD.