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An investigation of self‐concept and body image in the mentally retarded
Author(s) -
Ottenbacher Kenneth
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198104)37:2<415::aid-jclp2270370237>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - psychology , mentally retarded , stepwise regression , self concept , developmental psychology , variance (accounting) , regression analysis , sample (material) , analysis of variance , self , measure (data warehouse) , social psychology , statistics , mathematics , accounting , chromatography , database , computer science , business , chemistry
Explored the relationship of self‐drawings to scores on a measure of self‐concept in a sample of 31 mentally retarded S s. Five variables hypothesized to be related to self‐concept including overall self‐drawing score, size of self‐drawing, age, sex, and IQ were subjected to forward (stepwise) multiple regression analysis. Data analysis revealed that four of the five variables shared significant variance with self‐concept scores. It is suggested that these variables can provide additional information in evaluating the self‐concept of the mentally retarded.