Mark Boyes|Suze Leitão|Mary Claessen|Nicholas A. Badcock|Mandy Nayton
Correlates of externalising and internalising problems in children with dyslexia: An analysis of data from clinical casefiles
Curtin University|Curtin University|Curtin University|ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders|Macquarie University
objectiveadopting socioecological perspective used data extracted clinical casefiles investigate factors associated externalising internalising problems large representative sample children diagnosis dyslexiamethodthis study secondary analysis data collected dyslexiaspeld foundation western australia casefiles schoolaged children received dyslexia diagnosis 2014 2015 identified n 1235 subset casefiles randomly selected data extraction n 454 sample 58 n 262 male 42 n 192 female ages ranged 6 17years 1232 sd 307 casefiles include results assessments literacyrelated achievement well parentreported information behavioural socioemotional developmentresultsafter controlling child age gender reading ability found low selfesteem difficulties emotion regulation social skills difficulties associated externalising problems additionally low selfesteem difficulties emotion regulation bullying victimisation associated internalising problems peer relationship difficulties indirectly associated externalising internalising problems associations low selfesteem difficulties emotion regulationconclusionselfesteem bullying victimisation emotion regulation social skills peer problems salient correlates externalising internalising problems children diagnosis dyslexia implications intervention discussed universal schoolbased mental health promotion programs well targeted programs children dyslexia