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Caregivers and Coping: Well-Being, Depression, and Coping Strategies among Caregivers of Young Adults with Developmental Disability

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Hannah Singer; Elaine B. Clarke; Hillary K. Schiltz; Catherine Lord – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2025

This 10-year study followed 134 caregivers of young adults with autism and intellectual disability, examining the effects of caregivers' coping strategies, sociodemographic features, and young adult symptomatology on caregiver well-being and depression. Lower caregiver education and higher young adult externalizing behaviors predicted lower…

Descriptors: Caregivers, Coping, Developmental Disabilities, Young Adults