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Peer reviewedCsapo, Marg – Behavioral Disorders, 1991
This evaluation of 16 children (ages 7-12) with achondroplasia from Transkei, Hungary, and Nigeria found that, compared to controls, subjects had more behavior problems and less self-esteem. Subjects were socially withdrawn, internalized emotional problems, had lower academic performance, found less adaptive solutions to frustration, and faced…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Body Height, Body Image
