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Social Skills and the Stability of Social Relationships between Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Other Community Members.
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Newton, J. Stephen; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1996
This study, with 15 individuals having intellectual disabilities, found that each participant's social skills moderately predicted the average social stability achieved by all of his/her social network members, but poorly predicted average social stability achieved by the participant's three most stable social network members. Social network…
Descriptors: Adults, Interpersonal Competence, Interpersonal Relationship, Mental Retardation
The Relationships among Facial Emotion Recognition, Social Skills, and Quality of Life.
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Simon, Elliott W.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1995
Forty-six institutionalized adults with mild or moderate mental retardation were administered the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (socialization domain), a subjective measure of quality of life, and a facial emotion recognition test. Facial emotion recognition, quality of life, and social skills appeared to be independent of one another. Facial…
Descriptors: Adults, Facial Expressions, Institutionalized Persons, Intelligence
Age and IQ as Predictors of Emotion Identification in Adults with Mental Retardation.
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Simon, Elliott W.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1996
In a study of 86 individuals with mental retardation, participants were asked to identify the appropriate facial expression or word that corresponded to the emotional response in a vignette. Results indicated that age correlated negatively with choosing the right word or picture. IQ was a significant predictor of performance. (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Age, Emotional Response, Facial Expressions
The Draw-a-Person Task in Persons with Mental Retardation: What Does It Measure?
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Dykens, Elisabeth – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1996
Draw-a-Person (DAP) samples from 108 adolescents and adults with mental retardation were scored using Naglieri's cognitive and emotional disturbance scoring systems. Visual-motor skills emerged as the best predictor of DAP cognitive scores, more predictive than intelligence. Findings suggest caution in using DAP as an index of intelligence or as a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Disability Identification, Emotional Disturbances