Samples of educable mentally retarded (EMR) adolescents attending special classes and adolescents attending classes for normal students were compared on the Tennessee Self Concept Scale. Significant differences between the EMR adolescents and the normal adolescents on the self criticism and social self scales were obtained. No significant differences on the other scales were obtained. The results suggested that, contrary to some previous research, the EMR adolescents had negative self concepts and low self esteem.
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