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dc.contributor.authorCheong, Sau Kuan
dc.contributor.authorLang, Cathryne P
dc.contributor.authorJohnston, Leanne M
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-17T06:50:13Z
dc.date.available2020-03-17T06:50:13Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn0891-4222
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ridd.2017.12.001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/392411
dc.description.abstractSelf-concept is an individual’s perception of him/herself. Research into the self-concept of children with cerebral palsy (CP) has been sparse due to the lack of a population-specific self-concept instrument. Using the new myTREEHOUSE Self-Concept Assessment, this study investigated the self-concept of children with CP in relation to age, gender, motor, communication and cognitive function. Children with CP aged 8–12 years (n = 50; 29 males; mean 10 years 2 months; GMFCS-E&R I = 36, II = 8, III = 5, IV = 1) completed myTREEHOUSE and a standardised intelligence measure. Most children reported positive self-concept from all three myTREEHOUSE Performance Perspectives and over half (60%) fell within the Low range for the Personal Concern Score. Self-concept was not associated with age, gender, motor function, or communication function. However, for cognitive function, associations were observed for Social Skills (Below Average > Average cognitive function; Cohen’s d = 1.07) and Learning Skills (Above Average > Average cognitive function; Cohen’s d = 0.95) domains when rated from a Personal Performance Perspective. As the first study of the self-concept of children with CP using a CP-specific assessment, this study offers important insights into what children with CP think about themselves. Generally, the self-concept of children with CP was sound. Future research on environmental facilitators and barriers to robust self-concept development is recommended.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom96
dc.relation.ispartofpageto105
dc.relation.ispartofjournalResearch in Developmental Disabilities
dc.relation.ispartofvolume73
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth services and systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSpecialist studies in education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchApplied and developmental psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3904
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5201
dc.titleSelf-concept of children with cerebral palsy measured using the population-specific myTREEHOUSE Self-Concept Assessment
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationCheong, SK; Lang, CP; Johnston, LM, Self-concept of children with cerebral palsy measured using the population-specific myTREEHOUSE Self-Concept Assessment, Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2018, 73, pp. 96-105
dc.date.updated2020-03-17T04:00:32Z
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gro.griffith.authorLang, Cathryne P.


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