Investigating the process of social comparison in people with a learning disability

Sandhu, Sasha (1996). Investigating the process of social comparison in people with a learning disability. University of Birmingham. Clin.Psy.D.

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Abstract

This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Clin.Psy. D. at the School of Psychology, University of Birmingham. It represents both the clinical work and research carried out during the course.
Volume I of the thesis contains the research components of the degree which are concerned with investigating the process of social comparison in people with a learning disability. This research is presented in three papers. The first paper reviews the literature with regard to self concept of people with a learning disability. The second paper is an empirical paper investigating the relationship between social comparison, self esteem and depression in people with a learning disability. The third paper is a brief report examining which attributes, in general, are perceived to be valuable by individuals with a learning disability irrespective of whether or not those attributes are currently available to them.
The final section of Volume I contains a set of appendices which include a copy of the measures used in the empirical paper, ethical approval for the study and instructions to authors for journal submission.

Type of Work:

Thesis (Doctorates > Clin.Psy.D.)

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Doctorates > Clin.Psy.D.

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