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Permissive Parenting Mediates Parental Stress and Child Emotions in Families of Children with Down Syndrome
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Faught, Gayle G.; Phillips, B. Allyson; Conners, Frances A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Parenting styles mediate parental stress and child emotions in families of typically developing (TD) children. Our main aim was to study these relations in families of children with Down syndrome (DS), who in past research reported increased parental stress and permissive parenting. Method: Our sample included 100 parents of children…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Anxiety, Psychological Patterns, Down Syndrome
Relation between Working Memory and Self-Regulation Capacities and the Level of Social Skills Acquisition in People with Moderate Intellectual Disability
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Ducic, Bojan; Gligorovic, Milica; Kaljaca, Svetlana – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Social competence deficit is one of the main characteristics of intellectual disability. The aim of this paper is to determine the influence of working memory (WM) and self-regulation (SR) on social skills in persons with moderate intellectual disability (MID). Method: The sample included 41 participants with MID, aged 14-21.…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Self Control, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development
Identifying Perception Behaviours in People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
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Roemer, Miriam; Verheul, Ellen; Velthausz, Frank – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: To support people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD), it is essential to understand how they experience their environment. Insight into perception behaviour may provide an entry point for improved understanding. Materials and Methods: A random sample of a 30-min video registration of five participants with PIMD…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Perception, Video Technology
Centres for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Attendees' Perceptions of Benefit
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Gajewska, Urszula; Trigg, Richard – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: Day and community learning centres aim to provide intellectually disabled (ID) people with social support, life skills and greater control over their lives. However, there is little research exploring the benefits of attendance from the perspective of attendees and whether these goals are met. Materials and methods: Unstructured…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Intellectual Disability, Grounded Theory, Social Support Groups