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Article
Narrative Representations in Adolescents With Learning Difficulties
Author(s)
Malacrida Marta, Provantini Katia, Mittino Filippo
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5542/2019.05.003
Affiliation(s)
Fondazione Minotauro, Milan, Italy
ABSTRACT
This research develops from
clinical practice. Our aim is to
provide a precise description of mental functioning of adolescents with
learning difficulties (LDs) in order to improve the
knowledge of this kind of problems and consequently to get better therapeutic
approaches. We focus on narrative representations and we study how these adolescents construct and build stories.
We assess 40 adolescents through the use of two kind of
tests: Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
(WISC-III). In addition, we
compare this group with another clinical sample of adolescents. In our sample, learning
difficulties are not linked to lower cognitive level, but can be understood as
a maturational gap. In the narratives of the adolescents with LDs, we find a typical
adolescent narrative: In most
cases, the protagonist starts
from a position of dependence finally reaching a position of greater autonomy.
There are significant differences between the males and females in our sample,
which suggest a different mode of learning ability and disability for each sex.
KEYWORDS
adolescents, learning difficulties, narrative representations
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