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Direct linkAlex Gordon-Brown; Caitlin A. Murray; Nikita K. Hayden; Richard P. Hastings; David Mahon; Samantha Flynn – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Family carers of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are at increased risk of stress and often face barriers to accessing appropriate supports. Peer support can enhance the effects of well-being interventions, yet research is limited regarding family carers' experiences within peer support roles. Method:…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Family Role, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Lee, James D.; Meadan, Hedda; Xia, Yan – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2022
Challenging behavior exhibited by young children with neurodevelopmental disabilities is known to negatively affect their optimal development and families' quality of life. Although some support exists for English-speaking parents of children with autism who live in high-resource countries, it is scarce for others. Such disparity may also be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Behavior Problems, Young Children, Developmental Disabilities
McKenzie, Katherine; Ouellette-Kuntz, Hélène; Blinkhorn, Ashleigh; Démoré, Ashley – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: The transition period out of the educational system can be a source of stress for parents of young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as families lose the support and respite offered by schools. Materials and Methods: Using a before and after design nested within a 24-month follow-up study of parents seeking adult…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Intellectual Disability
Kong, Maureen Mo-yee; Au, Terry Kit-fong – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: The objective of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of Incredible Years Basic Parent Training (IYPT Basic) in a community clinic setting in Hong Kong. IYPT Basic is a Western program developed to promote children's academic, social, and emotional regulation skills and to reduce conduct problems among typically…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Parent Education, Child Development
Leung, Cynthia; Fan, Angel; Sanders, Matthew R. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
The study examined the effectiveness of Group Triple P, a Level 4 variant of the Triple P multilevel system of parenting support, with Chinese parents who had a preschool aged child with a developmental disability, using randomized controlled trial design. Participants (Intervention group: 42; Waitlist Control group: 39) completed measures on…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities, Control Groups, Discipline
Dempsey, Ian; Keen, Deb; Pennell, Donna; O'Reilly, Jess; Neilands, Judy – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
A family-centered approach to the support of families with a young child with an intellectual or developmental disability has been widely adopted in the last decade. While some of the foundational assumptions of family-centered theory have been tested, there remain considerable gaps in the research evidence for this approach. While parenting…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Developmental Disabilities, Child Rearing, Stress Variables
Kucuker, Sevgi – Early Child Development and Care, 2006
The present study aims to assess the parental outcomes of an early intervention programme, designed to enhance the development of children zero to four years old with developmental disabilities through parental training. The parents of children with developmental disabilities who participated in the study (mothers, n = 29; fathers, n = 28)…
Descriptors: Mothers, Fathers, Developmental Disabilities, Depression (Psychology)
Singer, George H. S.; Ethridge, Brandy L.; Aldana, Sandra I. – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2007
A meta-analysis of the group intervention research for parents of children with developmental disabilities was conducted in order to characterize the efficacy of treatments in reducing depressive symptoms and other forms of psychological distress associated with stress in parents of children with developmental disabilities. An extensive search led…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Intervention, Mothers, Developmental Disabilities
Margalit, M.; Kleitman, T. – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2006
The aim of the study was to examine factors that predict maternal stress, reported by mothers whose infants were diagnosed as having developmental disabilities at the beginning of participating in an early intervention programme "Me and My Mommy" and after one year. A second goal was to identify and to portray a subgroup of resilient…
Descriptors: Mothers, Anxiety, Personality Traits, Early Intervention
