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Clarke, Aoife; Dagnan, Dave; Smith, Ian C. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: This study explored understandings that service-users with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour held around their behaviour, what shaped these understandings, and the relationship between how behaviours are managed and well-being. Methods: Eight participants (three female, five male) partook in individual semi-structured…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Behavior Problems, Correlation, Well Being
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Zonneveld, Ellen; van Schelven, Femke; Boeije, Hennie – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic poses risks to the quality of life (QoL) of relatives of individuals with intellectual disabilities. This paper investigates relatives' QoL and associated risk and buffering factors before and during the pandemic. Method: Surveys were administered to three samples of relatives in the Netherlands in 2019 (N = 105)…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Quality of Life, Pandemics, Intellectual Disability
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Thomas, Paul Andrew; King, Jake S.; Mendelson, Jenna L.; Nelson-Gray, Rosemery O. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: The influence of parental psychopathology and parental expectations on child well-being is well documented among typically developing populations. However, to date little research has examined the relationship among these factors in families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study examines an observed relationship…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Expectation, Well Being, Children
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Banga, Gazal; Ghosh, Subharati – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Knowledge of the impact of affiliate stigma on the wellbeing of caregivers to children with specific learning disability (SLD) in India is limited. To fill in this gap in knowledge a cross-sectional quantitative study was undertaken to assess the impact of affiliate stigma on the psychological well-being of mothers with children with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities, Social Bias, Well Being
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Hindmarsh, Gabrielle; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth; Emerson, Eric – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Children of parents with intellectual impairment are thought to be at risk for poor social-emotional well-being. This study investigated the relationship between maternal intellectual impairment and poor child social-emotional well-being. Method: Secondary analysis of data from waves 2-4 of the Millennium Cohort Study (UK).…
Descriptors: Children, Parents, Intellectual Disability, Child Health
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Badia, Marta; Orgaz, María Begoña; Verdugo, Miguel Á.; Ullán, Ana M.; Martínez, Magdalena – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: Studies of people with developmental disabilities suggest that participation in leisure activities might be a key factor for good quality of life. This study explores the relationships between objective and subjective quality of life and leisure participation of adults with developmental disabilities. Materials and Methods: A…
Descriptors: Leisure Time, Recreational Activities, Participation, Quality of Life
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Paterson, Lucy; McKenzie, Karen; Lindsay, Bill – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: The paper examines the perception of stigma in 43 adults with an intellectual disability, the relationship this has with their psychological well-being and whether the process of social comparison has a moderating effect on this relationship. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire-based, within-participant design was used. Participants…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Social Bias, Adults, Well Being
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McGlinchey, Eimear; McCallion, Philip; Burke, Eilish; Carroll, Rachel; McCarron, Mary – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: The benefits of being in employment are well documented; however, underemployment is a critical issue for people with intellectual disability (ID). Some individuals perceive themselves as being in employment when in fact they are attending a non-work site such as a day service. The impact that this perception of employment has on other…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Underemployment, Day Programs
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Carmeli, Eli; Orbach, Iris; Zinger-Vaknin, Tzvia; Morad, Mohammed; Merrick, Joav – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: Exercise is important for health and well-being. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of physical training on general well-being and self-image in older people with intellectual disability. Methods: This study evaluated older adults with intellectual disability in residential care in Israel. The concept of well-being…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Older Adults, Mild Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries
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Aunos, Marjorie; Feldman, Maurice; Goupil, Georgette – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: There is a general agreement in the literature that no systematic correlation exists between parental intellectual disability "per se" and parenting performance. Yet, a few studies in the field of parents and parenting with intellectual disability have explored other potential determinants of parenting and child outcomes. In…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Mothers, Mental Retardation, Parenting Styles
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Rose, David; Horne, Sharon; Rose, John L.; Hastings, Richard P. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Background: Hastings, R. P. ["American Journal on Mental Retardation" (2002) Vol. 107, pp. 455-467] hypothesized that staff negative emotional reactions to challenging behaviour might accumulate over time to affect staff well-being. Only one previous study (Mitchell, G.& Hastings, R. P. ["American Journal on Mental…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Emotional Response, Burnout, Negative Attitudes
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White, Nia; Hastings, Richard P. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Background: Previous research has identified various dimensions of social support that are positively associated with parental well-being. However, most research does not include multiple measures of social support and uses heterogeneous samples in terms of child characteristics such as age and severity of intellectual disability. Methods:…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Family (Sociological Unit), Severe Mental Retardation, Depression (Psychology)