SELF-CONCEPT AND PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT AMONG COLLEGE-STUDENTS WITHAND WITHOUT LEARNING-DISABILITIES

This study examined the self-perceptions of college students with and without LD. Fifty college students with LD and 50 college students wit hout LD were individually administered the Self-Perception Profile for College Students and People in My Life. Students with LD had lower gr ades, test scores, and perceptions of their scholastic and intellectua l abilities than students without disabilities. However, students did not differ in their perceptions of global self-worth, the importance t hey placed on academic competence, or their ratings of domain-specific competencies. Students with LD reported more social acceptance and su pport, and more support from campus organizations, than did students w ithout LD. Support from campus organizations was related to self-estee m for students with LD, while support from instructors was associated with self-esteem for students without LD. Other factors related to sel f-esteem are discussed.