Associations between Childhood Learning Disabilities and Adult-Age Mental Health Problems, Lack of Education, and Unemployment

Autor/inn/en	Aro, Tuija; Eklund, Kenneth; Eloranta, Anna-Kaija; Närhi, Vesa; Korhonen, Elisa; Ahonen, Timo
Titel	Associations between Childhood Learning Disabilities and Adult-Age Mental Health Problems, Lack of Education, and Unemployment
Quelle	In: Journal of Learning Disabilities, 52 (2019) 1, S.71-83 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Aro, Tuija)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2194
DOI	10.1177/0022219418775118
Schlagwörter	Learning Disabilities; Adults; Mental Health; Educational Attainment; Employment Level; Unemployment; Mental Disorders; Drug Therapy; Reading Skills; Mathematics Skills; Gender Differences; Children; Foreign Countries; Finland; Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Psychohygiene; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Beschäftigungsgrad; Arbeitslosigkeit; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Geschlechterkonflikt; Child; Kind; Kinder; Ausland; Finnland
Abstract	We studied the impact of diverse subtypes of learning disabilities (LD) on adult-age mental health, education, and employment by comparing the LD group (n = 430) with a matched control group without a known history of LD (n = 2,149). The clinical archived data were merged with lifelong register data on sickness allowances/disability pensions granted on the basis of psychiatric illnesses, reimbursements for psychoactive medication, having a degree after compulsory education, and having received unemployment allowances. Differences emerged between the LD and control groups in all outcomes, suggesting that a higher proportion of individuals with LD had mental health problems compared to the control group, and a notable share of them had not attained a degree after compulsory education and had been unemployed for an extended period. Subgroup comparisons indicated that math disability (MD) was associated with antidepressant use and unemployment, whereas the reading disability (RD) group showed the least problems with employment. Interactions between subgroup and gender suggested that MD (with/without RD) may pose a higher risk than RD for females, whereas RD seemed to pose a risk for males. The findings suggest the need for researchers, clinicians, and those involved with adult education to consider mental health and educational problems among individuals with LD. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01