Self-esteem and peer relations : a comparison between adolescents with cerebral palsy in a special school and able-bodied adolescents in a mainstream school

• Main Author: Jessica Letchamanan
• Other Authors: Quah, May Ling
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14108
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A healthy sense of self-esteem and good peer relations are among the few elements that are important for one to reach his/her full potential. While a number of theorists have suggested that individuals with disabilities have a lower sense of self-worth compared to their able-bodied counterparts, som...