IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1415: Personality, Behavior Characteristics, and Life Quality Impact of Children with Dyslexia

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1415: Personality, Behavior Characteristics, and Life Quality Impact of Children with Dyslexia International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17041415 Authors: Yanhong Huang Meirong He Anna Li Yuhang Lin Xuanzhi Zhang Kusheng Wu Dyslexia is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders. Children with dyslexia usually suffer from negative, behavior personality problems, and impacted life quality. We aimed to identify family environment factors for dyslexia, and to evaluate the personality, behavior characteristics and life quality of children with dyslexia. A total of 60 children diagnosed with dyslexia and 180 normal children that were aged 7–12 who speak Chinese were recruited from four primary schools in Shantou City, China. Self-designed questionnaire, children’s edition of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), Conners’ Parent Rating Scale (CPRS), and Quality of Life scale for children and adolescents (QLSCA) were employed for investigation. Multiple logistic regressions show that antenatal training (OR = 0.36), higher household income, higher parents’ educational levels, and parents engaging in white-collar jobs were negatively associated with dyslexia; while, family members also suffering from dyslexia (OR = 12.17), lower frequency of communication between parents and children, and worse parent-child relationship were positively...
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