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E-ISSN : 2733-4538
The purpose of this study was to classify subtypes of the Korean Personality Inventory for Children(KPI-C) profiles for heterogeneous learning disabled children(LD) in terms of emotion and behavior. KPI-C is an instrument which is concerning children's development, emotion, behavior, and social relation and so on completed by their parents. The KPI-C 12 scales(Ego Resilience scale and 11 clinical scales) from 23 learning-disabled children between the ages of 6 and 12 years were investigated using cluster analysis. The nine of LD sample were classified as LD subtype 1 and appeared to be well-adjusted with mild language-delay, attention-deficit. This subtype was named "well-adjusted subtype". LD Subtype 2 contained only 3 subjects showed a pattern of developmental delay, autism, attention-deficit, and hyperactivity. This subtype was named "developmental delay and hyperactivity subtype". LD subtype 3 contained 10 subjects characterized as emotional problem with social withdrawal. This subtype was named "depressive and social withdrawal subtype". The proportion of maladjusted LD in this study was higher than in other study, which suggest that LD children in Korea suffer from psychological troubles more frequently than in other society. Generalization for KPI-C profile subtypes classified in the this study need to be cross-validated with many other LD children.