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Familial Aggregation of Spelling Disability
Author(s) -
SchulteKörne Gerd,
Deimel Wolfgang,
Müller Katarina,
Gutenbrunner Cornelius,
Remschmidt Helmut
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1996.tb01477.x
Subject(s) - spelling , psychology , german , developmental psychology , family aggregation , demography , linguistics , population , sociology , philosophy
This study examined the familial aggregation of spelling disability in a sample of 32 German school‐aged children and their relatives. The influence of two different diagnostic criteria (low‐achievement criterion, and regression‐based IQ‐discrepancy criterion) on the rate of affectedness was investigated. Results revealed that 52.3‐61.9% of the sibs and 26‐34% of the parents were spelling disabled. Little evidence was found for an influence of the diagnostic criterion on the rate of affectedness.