Gender differences in the personality traits of children with mild intellectual disability- educational and psychological implications

Sabina Stan; Florin Emil Verza; Marilena Bratu

doi:10.56663/rop.v14i1.86

Authors

Sabina Stan University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science, Romania https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2454-9319
Florin Emil Verza Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest
Marilena Bratu Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56663/rop.v14i1.86

Keywords:

personality traits, personality disorders, intellectual disability, gender differences in education, special education

Abstract

The organization of the personality of children with intellectual disabilities and the identification of the ways in which this determines gender differences in behavior, in general, and in educational behavior, led the research approach. 66 children at puberty aged between 11-14 years old and diagnosed with mild intellectual disability participated in the study, being gender differentiated in two equal research groups. The results indicated significant differences according to gender regarding the traits - Succorance (need for help), Deviation (deviant behavior, behavior problems) and Neuroticism. The results of the research guide the educational interventions at the family and school level, but also the psychotherapeutic interventions regarding the decrease of the personality decompensation risk in the case of the child with mild intellectual disability.

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