Do Students with Dyslexia Have a Different Personality Profile as Measured with the Big Five?

BACKGROUND: Few studies are available about the personality profile of higher education students with dyslexia and to which extent this could be any different from their non-dyslexic peers. AIMS AND SAMPLE(S): To obtain empirical evidence, we compared the personality profile of a group of 100 Dutch-...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tops, Wim, Verguts, Ellen, Callens, Maaike, Brysbaert, Marc
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3656862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23691229
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064484
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Few studies are available about the personality profile of higher education students with dyslexia and to which extent this could be any different from their non-dyslexic peers. AIMS AND SAMPLE(S): To obtain empirical evidence, we compared the personality profile of a group of 100 Dutch-speaking students with dyslexia with that of a control group of 100 students without learning disabilities. METHODS: The NEO-PI-R based on the Big Five in personality research was used. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed no differences in the personality between both groups. This agrees with a recent meta-analysis of English findings (Swanson & Hsieh, 2009), suggesting that students with dyslexia do not perceive themselves differently than their non-dyslexic peers. Practical implications and directions for future research are considered.

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