title: Adaptive behavior of primary school students with visual impairments: the impact of educational settings.
abstract: This study explored the adaptive behavior of primary school students with visual impairments, as well as the impact of educational setting on their adaptive behavior. Instrumentation included an informal questionnaire and the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales. Participants were 36 primary school students with visual impairments. The educational setting had an effect on Daily Living Skills and Socialization. Students with visual impairments visiting special schools present worse adaptive behavior (higher developmental delay) compared to students visiting mainstream schools. Moreover, the educational level of parents influences the developmental delay on the Communication and Socialization. The higher the educational level of parents the lower the developmental delay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational and Social Policy, University of Macedonia, 156 Egnatia St, 54006 Thessaloniki, Greece. ekpmet0728@uom.gr
authors.forename: Katerina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Metsiou
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Agaliotis
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D004519:Education, Special / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008282:Mainstreaming, Education / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012919:Social Behavior; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*