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Michal Gacek; Lukasz Krzywoszanski – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
In this study we examined how specific personality traits are related to psychosocial adjustment in people with intellectual disability. We studied 73 students with mild intellectual disability and 25 students with moderate intellectual disability who attended special schools in Poland. Personality traits were assessed with the Revised Edward…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Mild Intellectual Disability, Students with Disabilities, Moderate Intellectual Disability
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Noorlandt, Hanna W.; Korfage, Ida J.; Sar, Lisa J.; Felet, Freek M. A. J.; Tuffrey-Wijne, Irene; van der Heide, Agnes; Echteld, Michael A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: We aimed to gain more insight into autonomy of older people with intellectual disabilities in a residential care facility in making choices. Methods: We performed a descriptive ethnographic study in a residential facility in the Netherlands for 22 persons, aged 54-89 years, with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities (IQ <70)…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Older Adults, Residential Care, Mild Intellectual Disability
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Marija Cvijetic; Svetlana Kaljaca; Nenad Glumbic – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2024
Studies have indicated that the level of autonomy of people with intellectual disability is influenced by personal and environmental factors. The aims of this cross-sectional and correlational study were to determine a correlation between the level of autonomy in adults with intellectual disability, on the one hand, and specific personal and…
Descriptors: Adults, Mild Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Environmental Influences
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Mihaela Cristea; Alois Ghergut – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Background: Research and theoretical models of self-determination and self-concept claim that microsystem ecological factors have an influence and manifest a predictive role in the relationship between self-concept and self-determination. Knowing the mechanisms through which personal and contextual factors influence or predict the self-determined…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Self Determination, Individual Characteristics