Does Childhood Reading Disability or Its Continuance into Adulthood Underlie Problems in Adult-Age Psychosocial Well-Being? A Follow-Up Study

Autor/inn/en	Eloranta, Anna-Kaija; Närhi, Vesa; Ahonen, Timo; Aro, Tuija
Titel	Does Childhood Reading Disability or Its Continuance into Adulthood Underlie Problems in Adult-Age Psychosocial Well-Being? A Follow-Up Study
Quelle	In: Scientific Studies of Reading, 23 (2019) 4, S.273-286 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Eloranta, Anna-Kaija)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1088-8438
DOI	10.1080/10888438.2018.1561698
Schlagwörter	Correlation; Reading Difficulties; Well Being; Mental Health; Comparative Analysis; Adults; Reading Fluency; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Self Esteem; Interpersonal Competence; Severity (of Disability); Children; Identification; Foreign Countries; Reading Tests; Depression (Psychology); Measures (Individuals); Self Concept Measures; Resilience (Psychology); Unemployment; Gender Differences; Intelligence Quotient; Finland; Beck Depression Inventory; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Reading difficulty; Leseschwierigkeit; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Psychohygiene; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Schweregrad; Child; Kind; Kinder; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Ausland; Lesetest; Messdaten; Arbeitslosigkeit; Geschlechterkonflikt; Intelligenzquotient; Finnland
Abstract	This follow-up study aimed at a better understanding of the associations of reading disability (RD) with adult-age psychosocial well-being. We compared adult-age psychosocial well-being in 48 individuals (20-39 years) with documented childhood RD but without comorbid disabilities to 37 matched controls. The associations of psychosocial well-being with childhood and adult-age reading fluency were studied in the RD group, controlling for IQ, gender and unemployment. Psychosocial well-being was assessed with commonly used self-report questionnaires. No group differences were found in psychosocial well-being. In the RD group, lower adult-age reading fluency was associated with symptoms of depression, lower self-esteem, and social functioning. Severity of childhood RD was not associated with psychosocial well-being. Thus, reading fluency problems continuing into adulthood appear to be related to adult-age psychosocial well-being. A more holistic approach to studying how RD impacts adult-age well-being is needed, including both the individual's developmental history and current functioning in various domains. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01