Resilience, Mental Flourishing, Character Strengths and Job Satisfaction of Adults with Dyslexia Compared to a Control Group

Autor/inn/en	Stampoltzis, Aglaia; Paradisi, Anastasia E.; Theodosakis, Dimitrios
Titel	Resilience, Mental Flourishing, Character Strengths and Job Satisfaction of Adults with Dyslexia Compared to a Control Group
Quelle	In: European Journal of Psychology and Educational Research, 6 (2023) 3, S.119-130 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Stampoltzis, Aglaia) ORCID (Paradisi, Anastasia E.) ORCID (Theodosakis, Dimitrios)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Adults; Dyslexia; Resilience (Psychology); Job Satisfaction; Individual Characteristics; Success; Creativity; Teamwork; Educational Attainment; Predictor Variables; Foreign Countries; Interpersonal Competence; Coping; Self Concept; Persistence; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Dyslexics; Legasthenie; Lese-Rechtschreib-Schwäche; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Erfolg; Kreativität; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Prädiktor; Ausland; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Bewältigung; Selbstkonzept; Ausdauer; Griechenland
Abstract	Dyslexia is traditionally regarded as a disability which has an impact on the learning process of reading, spelling and writing. This study attempts to explore the character strengths, flourishing, resilience, and perceptions of professional success and satisfaction of 477 Greek adults. The sample consisted of 30 adults with an official diagnosis of dyslexia, 103 adults who scored above the threshold limit in the Dyslexia Checklist, and 344 adults who did not report any leaning difficulty. The following instruments were employed in the study: the Brief Resilience Scale, the Flourishing Scale, and subscales of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths 120 (creativity, perseverance, social intelligence and teamwork). The results show that the dyslexic group scored higher in creativity and teamwork in comparison to the control group. No statistical differences were observed in professional success and satisfaction between the groups. Level of education seems to correlate with creativity. The prediction models showed a negative correlation of social intelligence with suspected dyslexia and a very low prediction of flourishing and resilience on the basis of dyslexia status. Positive traits of dyslexia are worth further study. Identifying strengths among people with dyslexia might be helpful for implementing new educational interventions and strategies. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01