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Specific Personality Traits and Psychosocial Adjustment in People with Intellectual Disability
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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
Functioning of Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome and the Association with Environmental Barriers and Facilitators during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Brugnaro, Beatriz Helena; de Camargo, Olaf Kraus; Corsi, Carolina; de Campos, Ana Carolina; Fernandes, Gesica; Pavão, Silvia Letícia; Rocha, Nelci Adriana Cicuto Ferreira – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Purpose: To compare functioning and environmental aspects before and during physical distancing (DPD) and to determine which social, physical, behavioral and functioning aspects of DPD are correlated. Methods: Sixteen parents of children/adolescents with Down syndrome (11.38 ± 3.00 years) were surveyed before and DPD. Paired t-tests were used to…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Children, Adolescents, Barriers
'You Are Okay': Effects of a Support and Educational Program for Children with Mild Intellectual Disability and Their Parents with Mental Health Concerns
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Riemersma, Ivon; Van Santvoort, F.; Van Doesum, K. T. M.; Hosman, C. M. H.; Janssens, J. M. A. M.; Van der Zanden, R. A. P.; Otten, R. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Children with mild intellectual disabilities and emotional and behavioural problems whose parents have mental health concerns are at an increased risk of developing problems themselves. This study analysed the effectiveness of the 'You are Okay'-program aimed to support these children and parents and to reduce the risk of problem…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Parents