Perceiving Nonverbal Cues of Affect in Children with Learning Disabilities

Kılıç Tülü B., Ergül C.

TURK PSIKOLOJI DERGISI, cilt.30, sa.76, ss.32-47, 2015 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 76
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: TURK PSIKOLOJI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.32-47
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Learning disabilities, social skills, nonverbal communication, perception of affects, nonverbal cues, SOCIAL-PERCEPTION, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, STUDENTS, EMOTION, COMMUNICATION, SOCIALIZATION
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, perception of affect via nonverbal cues was investigated in children with learning disabilities comparing to their peers with typical development. The participants were third, fourth, and fifth graders consisting 120 children in total. The relational method of screening was used in the study. Data were gathered by using the Test of Perception of Affect Via Nonverbal Cues (TPANC) developed by the researchers. The test had four subtests including mimics, posture/gestures, voice, and social stories with each examining perception of nonverbal cues related to six different emotions (happiness, sadness, fear, anger, amazement, and disgust). One-Way-Analysis of Variance was used to analyze the data. Results showed that the performance of children with learning disabilities in perceiving nonverbal cues of affect was significantly lower than their peers with typical developments in all subtests. Significant differences were found between children with learning disabilities and typical development in third and fourth grades. No significant differences were found between the performances of boys and girls with learning disabilities.