Study On The Relationship Between Problem Behavior And Social Support Of Children With Learning Disabilities

Problem behavior is an important field in the study of children with Learning Disabilities (LD), because it not only has negative affect on these children themselves, but also it can bring negative influence on our society. As an important factor of problem behavior, social support has been extensively concerned by scholars, but studies on this are very fewer, and so as to there relationship. So to study the relationship between problem behavior and social supports of children with LD has great significance.This study examined the characteristics of problem behavior and social support of children with LD compared with children without LD, and the relationship between them were also analyzed. 421 participants were selected from four middle schools in Henan province according to our criterion, including 203 children with LD and 218 children without LD. Social Network of Relationships Inventory and the Problem Behaviors Questionnaire were used to explore.The results showed as the following: (1) Compared with child without LD, LD children have significantly higher scores of problem behavior. (2) Sex and grade have significantly differences to affect problem behavior of children with LD. (3) On social support from parents, teachers and friends of same sex, children with LD have fewer scores than that of comparison group, and the scores are significantly differences from mothers and teachers. On Conflict from parents and teachers, children with LD have significantly higher scores than that of comparison group; on Punishment, the results were same. (4) Source, sex and grade have significantly differences to affect social support of children with LD. (5) Problem behaviors and social support of children with Learning Disabilities have significant correlations, but the correlations are not same from different problem behaviors and different social supports. (6) Social support from different sources had regression effect on problem behavior of children with LD. Punishment from parents and teachers is the negative predictor of problem behavior; Intimacy and Enhancement of worth from parents and teachers are the positive predictors of problem behaviors; Companionship and Recreation Support, Intimacy, Enhancement of Worth from friends of opposite sex are the negative predictors of problem behavior.