Evaluation of the validity of social-psychological testing for students with learning disabilities

 
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Abstract

Context and relevance. Identifying the propensity for deviant and antisocial behavior among students is currently becoming not only a task of education, but also of maintaining the safety of the educational space. For the early detection and prevention of risks of deviant behavior in the practice of Russian education, the Unified questionnaire of socio-psychological testing (SPT) has been used since 2019. To what extent is the technique developed for neurotypical adolescents valid for students with learning disabilities and what areas of its adaptation are needed? The theoretical basis was the research of the features of socialization, the formation of the sphere of life competence, as well as psychological and pedagogical support for children and adolescents with development delay. Objective: to evaluate the critical validity of the SPT for students with learning disabilities based on the analysis of published research results on the validity of this tool and the identification of experience in using the methodology in the system of special and inclusive education for students with learning disabilities. Methods and materials. The study involved 87 educational psychologists and social educators working in special and inclusive education organizations (M = 41.7, SD = 5.1, 100% women). The experience of using SPT in the diagnosis of adolescents with development delay was revealed using a questionnaire developed by the authors, which was filled out online (Yandex Forms). When processing the results, thematic and content analysis, frequency analysis were used. Results. The results of the study showed that when taking the SPT, students with learning disabilities face significant difficulties related to both the testing procedure (a large number of questions, the duration of testing) and substantive ones: complex formulations, the need for reflexive introspection, etc. The directions of adaptation of the content of the SPT for students with learning disabilities are highlighted: adaptation of the textual content of the questionnaire and reduction of its volume; modification of the organization of diagnostic stages; revision of recommendations given to specialists and adolescents in accordance with the questionnaire of domestic research on the development of children and adolescents with development delay. Conclusions. It can be argued that the considered diagnostic tool in the diagnosis of students with learning disabilities has low criteria validity and requires meaningful and organizational adaptation to the capabilities of students with learning disabilities and their special educational needs.

General Information

Keywords: unified questionnaire of socio-psychological testing (SPT), criterion validity, students with learning disabilities, diagnostic tools

Journal rubric: Methods and Techniques

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/cpse.2026150312

Funding. The work was supported by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation within the framework of Task number 073-00035-26-04.

Acknowledgements. The authors are grateful for assistance in data collection E.M. Makarova, researcher at the Institute of Special Education.

Received 13.02.2026

Revised 17.04.2026

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For citation: Babkina, N.V., Fedoseeva, A.M. (2026). Evaluation of the validity of social-psychological testing for students with learning disabilities. Clinical Psychology and Special Education, 15(3), 238–259. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/cpse.2026150312

© Babkina N.V., Fedoseeva A.M., 2026

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Information About the Authors

Nataliya V. Babkina, Doctor of Psychology, Head of the Laboratory of Education and Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Children with Developmental Delay, Institute of Special Education, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3277-7127, e-mail: babkina@ikp.email

Anna M. Fedoseeva, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Associate Professor, Research Associate, Laboratory of Education and Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Children with Development Delay, Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Institute of Correctional Pedagogy”, Scientific Director of the Department, Centre for Research on Talent Development, Sirius University of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7776-3194, e-mail: fedoceeva@ikp.email

Contribution of the authors

Nataliya V. Babkina N.V. — research ideas; research planning; development of research methodology; monitoring of research; design of the manuscript.

Anna M. Fedoseeva A.M. — annotation, writing of the manuscript; application of statistical, qualitative methods for data analysis; experiment; data collection and analysis; visualization of research results.

Both authors participated in the discussion of the results and approved the final text of the manuscript.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Ethics statement

The study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Institute of Special Education (report no. 2, 2025/05/10).

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