Comparison of Emotional-Social Problems in Students with and without Specific Learning Disabilities in Reading and Mathematics

Background and Students with specific learning disabilities, in addition to educational problems, also have emotional-social problems. The purpose of this study was to compare emotional problems, relationship with peers, and prosocial behaviors in students with specific learning disabilities (reading disorder and math disorders) and normal students.
The research design was descriptive and causal-comparative. The statistical population consisted of all elementary students of Tabriz city in the academic year of 2015-2016. For the sample selection, from the center for learning disorders in Tabriz, 50 students with reading disorder, 50 students with math disorders, and 50 normal students were selected by the available method. Then the strengths and difficulties questionnaire (Goodman, 1977) were administered on the sample. To analyze of data, multivariate analysis of variance analysis and least significant difference analysis were used.
The results showed that there was a significant difference between the groups in terms of emotional problems, difficulty in communicating with peers, and prosocial behaviors (p According to research findings, learning problems such as reading disorders and maths may cause other problems, such as emotional problems and problems with social interactions.