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ERIC Number: EJ1487239
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Sep
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1360-2322
EISSN: EISSN-1468-3148
Available Date: 2025-09-03
Health-Related Quality of Life and Psychological Adjustment of Middle School Students with Mild Intellectual Disability: The Role of Educational Placement
Evelyn Kiive1; Kaja Pastarus1; Tea Ausin1; Kristina Kutsar1; Triin Kivirähk-Koor1
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, v38 n5 e70113 2025
Background: This study aimed to assess the level of health-related quality of life, the occurrence of behavioural and emotional problems, and the association between those among 10-11-year-old students with mild intellectual disability who are studying in mainstream schools and separate special schools. Methods: The study included the caregivers and teachers of 76 students with mild intellectual disability. Students' quality of life was evaluated using the KINDL-R parent report. The SDQ versions for parents and teachers were used to measure the difficulties of the students. Results: As reported by caregivers and teachers, lower quality of life was associated with a higher prevalence of behavioural-emotional problems. According to caregivers, students attending special schools had higher school-related well-being than mainstream school students. Conclusion: Although students' life quality and behavioural-emotional adjustment do not significantly differ between mainstream and special schools, attention should be paid to the school-related well-being of students integrated into regular schools.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Division of Special Education, Department of Education, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia