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Ohwada, Hiroko; Nakayama, Takeo; Tomono, Yuji; Yamanaka, Keiko – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
As the life expectancy of people with intellectual disability (ID) increases, it is becoming necessary to understand factors affecting survival. However, predictors that are typically assessed among healthy people have not been examined. Predictors of all-cause mortality, including blood, urine, anthropometry, and nutritional indices, were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multivariate Analysis, Mental Retardation, Epilepsy
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Ting, S. Raymond; Chan, Rebecca; Lee, Esther – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
This article reports a study based on A. W. Astin's (1984) involvement theory applied in residence halls at a public university in Hong Kong, China. The resident students who were involved as participants or student leaders in this study were found to be better developed in terms of leadership, career development, multicultural experience,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, Residential Programs, Foreign Countries
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van der Geest, Victor; Blokland, Arjan; Bijleveld, Catrien – Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 2009
The authors analyzed delinquent development from age 12 to 32 in 270 male offenders who underwent residential treatment for problematic behavior and delinquency in a Dutch juvenile justice institution. Stable personality and background characteristics were measured on admission. The development of offending was examined on the basis of conviction…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Psychopathology, Personality Traits, Foreign Countries