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Placement Decisions of Families Co-Residing with an Adult Relative with an Intellectual Disability
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Grey, Jillian M.; Totsika, Vasiliki; Hastings, Richard P. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: Placement behaviours of families of adults with intellectual disabilities has received little or no attention of researches to date. Methods: A prospective design was adopted to examine changes in placement decisions of 75 family carers over a 12-month period. Factors associated with changes were also examined. Results: Over 12 months,…
Descriptors: Placement, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Caregivers
Social Support, Coping, and Positive Perceptions as Potential Protective Factors for the Well-Being of Mothers of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Halstead, Elizabeth J.; Griffith, Gemma M.; Hastings, Richard P. – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Objectives: Behavioral and emotional problems exhibited by children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have been identified as significant stressors for family members in both cross-sectional and longitudinal research. However, there is variability in the extent to which family members are affected by behavioral and emotional…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Coping, Positive Attitudes, Well Being
The Relationship between Student Behaviour Patterns and Teacher Burnout.
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Hastings, Richard P.; Bham, Mohammed S. – School Psychology International, 2003
Explores the properties of a measure of student behavior in the classroom, and tests the prediction of burnout dimensions from dimensions of student behavior. Focuses on the potential role of psychological variables such as teacher self-efficacy and coping strategies in explaining how teacher well-being is effected by student behavior in the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Coping, Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables
Stress in UK Families Conducting Intensive Home-Based Behavioral Intervention for Their Young Child with Autism.
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Hastings, Richard P.; Johnson, Emma – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2001
British parents (n=141) participating in an intensive home-based behavioral intervention for a child with autism completed a questionnaire addressing issues of stress, coping, and support. Results showed that parents' stress levels were predicted mainly by psychological rather than demographic variables. Adaptive coping strategies, informal social…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Beliefs, Child Rearing