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Peer Victimization and Its Relationship to Self-Esteem in Children with Mild Intellectual Disability and Borderline Intellectual Functioning in Regular and Special Schools: An Exploratory Study in Urban Bengaluru
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Nambiar, Priyanka; Jangam, Kavita; Roopesh, B. N.; Bhaskar, Adhin – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
The Research in the field of mental health and educational needs of children with intellectual disabilities has increased over the years. However, the focus on milder disabilities such as mild intellectual disability and borderline intellectual functioning (MBID; intelligence quotient: 50-85) is still limited. The current study aimed at…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Victims, Bullying, Self Esteem
Behaviour Problems in Children with Intellectual Disabilities in a Resource-Poor Setting in India--Part 1: Association with Age, Sex, Severity of Intellectual Disabilities and IQ
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Lakhan, Ram; Kishore, M. Thomas – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Behaviour problems are most common in people with intellectual disabilities. Nature of behaviour problems can vary depending upon the age, sex and intellectual level (IQ). Objectives: This study examined the distribution of behaviour problems across intellectual disability categories and their association with IQ age and sex in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Intellectual Disability, Behavior Problems
Resilience and Impact of Children's Intellectual Disability on Indian Parents
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Rajan, Anugraha Merin; John, Romate – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Resilience of parents in the context of raising a child with intellectual disability is gaining attention as a mechanism that addresses their inherent strengths to withstand the potential associated strain. Understanding its underlying factors has applications in fostering their resilience. The present study explored the resilience of parents and…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Resilience (Psychology), Parent Surveys, Parenting Skills
Parental Explanatory Models of Child's Intellectual Disability: A Q Methodology Study
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John, Aesha; Montgomery, Diane – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2016
This study with families caring for an individual with an intellectual disability in a mid-sized Indian city explored the diverse explanatory models that parents constructed of causes, preferred treatment approaches and perceived social effects of their child's intellectual disability. Seventeen mothers and three fathers rank ordered 48 disability…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Parent Attitudes, Child Rearing, Foreign Countries