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Adolescent girls aged 12 through 16 years, identified as either educable mentally retarded, behaviorally disordered, learning disabled, or nonhandicapped, were rated by their teachers on the Behavior Problem Checklist. Analysis of these ratings revealed significant differences for pupil category, Behavior Problem Checklist dimension, and category-by-dimension interaction. Behaviorally disordered students showed a greater degree of maladjustment than the retarded and nonhandicapped students on all four checklist dimensions, and exceeded the learning disabled on three dimensions (not Personality Problem). Implications for further research and special educational practices based on the present findings are discussed.
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Received Ed.D. from University of Virginia. Main interest is the handicapped adolescent.
Received Ms.Ed. from Northern Illinois University. Main interest is emotionally disturbed children.
Received Ed.D. from University of Virginia. Main interest is educational programming.
Received Ms.Ed. from Northern Illinois University. Main interest is educational research.
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Cullinan, D., Schultz, R.M., Epstein, M.H. et al. Behavior problems of handicapped adolescent female students. J Youth Adolescence 13, 57–64 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02088653
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