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Direct linkJuliana Reyes-Martin; David Simó-Pinatella; Ana Andrés – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Behavioural problems in individuals with intellectual disabilities have a negative impact on them. Limited assessment measures exist in Spain. This study aimed to validate the Behavior Problems Inventory--Short Form (BPI-S) in the Spanish population by examining its psychometric properties and factorial structures. Method: This study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Behavior Problems, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
Sarah E. Bjornson; Adrienne Perry – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Children with severe developmental disabilities are frequently excluded from research, and little is known about their quality of life (QoL). Using a mixed-methods approach, this study examined relationships between school factors and QoL for these children and their families. Method: 171 parents of children with severe developmental…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Quality of Life
Rena Wen Yi Goh; Gideon Ji Yan Chan; Lynn Amelia Mohammad Hanip; Boon Chong Kwok – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Walk tests are common gait speed and endurance assessments. Shorter test versions could benefit adults with intellectual disability. Thus, the concurrent validity of shorter tests was studied. Methods: Thirty-five adults with mild to moderate intellectual disability, aged 21-64 years, were assessed with the 4-m walk test, 10-m walk…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Adults, Mild Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability
Soma Endo; Daiki Asano; Hitoshi Asai – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Static and dynamic balance skills can be related to the activities of daily living (ADL) in children with non-syndromic intellectual disabilities, and the type of balance skills affecting ADL can differ depending on the domain of ADL (self-care, mobility, and social function). Methods: The ADL capabilities of 66 children with…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Psychomotor Skills, Intellectual Disability, Pediatrics
Taylor, Joshua; Avellone, Lauren; Brooke, Valerie; Wehman, Paul; Inge, Katherine; Schall, Carol; Iwanaga, Kanako – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Although competitive integrated employment (CIE) has been established as a goal of employment research, policy, and practice for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the secondary benefits of CIE are rarely discussed. Aims: The purpose of this systematic review was to analyze and synthesise research related to…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Level, Mental Health
Gast, David A. A.; de Wit, Gabriela L. C.; van Hoof, Amber; de Vries, Jeanne H. M.; van Hemert, Bert; Didden, Robert; Giltay, Erik J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: We sought to assess diet quality among people with intellectual disabilities or borderline intellectual functioning, living in residential facilities or receiving day care. Methods: We measured diet quality using the Dutch Healthy Diet Food Frequency Questionnaire (DHD) and compared this between participants with (n = 151) and controls…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Dietetics, Day Programs, Residential Programs
Elahdi, Ayman; Alnahdi, Ghaleb H. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Persons with intellectual disabilities have the right to pursue and acquire gainful employment and thereby obtain the psychological, social and economic benefits derived from employment. Aims: This study aimed to examine workers' attitudes towards and perspectives with respect to the challenges of employing persons with intellectual…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Gender Differences, Work Attitudes
Smits, Hedwig J. H.; Seelen-de Lang, Birgit L.; Penterman, Engelbertus J. M.; Nijman, Henk L. I.; Noorthoorn, Eric O. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Elucidating the influence of mild intellectual disability (MID; IQ 50-70)/borderline intellectual functioning (BIF; IQ 70-85) and (comorbid) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on the quality of life of patients with serious mental illness (SMI) could improve their mental health care. Method: This study comprises a prospective…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Mild Intellectual Disability, Comorbidity, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Burke, Meghan M.; Rios, Kristina; Aleman-Tovar, Janeth; Lee, Chung eun; Arnold, Catherine K.; Owen, Aleksa – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: As adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have longer lives, parents may remain caregivers into old age. In addition, it is unknown who will fulfil caregiving roles after parents are no longer able to be caregivers. In the current study, we explored the nature (e.g. number of hours of caregiving) and correlates…
Descriptors: Correlation, Caregivers, Caregiver Role, Parents
Jonker, Femke; Didden, Robert; Goedhard, Laurette; Korzilius, Hubert; Nijman, Henk – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Since the DSM-5, adaptive functioning has taken a prominent place in the classification of intellectual disability (ID). The ADAPT was developed to assess adaptive skills in individuals with ID. Method: A total of 2,081 ADAPTs from clients with suspected ID or borderline intellectual functioning and 129 ADAPTs from people from the…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Test Construction, Mild Intellectual Disability, Individual Characteristics
Perez-Cruzado, David; Gonzalez-Sanchez, Manuel; Ignacio Cuesta-Vargas, Antonio – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background/Aim: To know the differences in balance of people with intellectual disability with and without obesity. Method: 549 people with intellectual disability were evaluated. Participants were categorized as obese or non-obese according to their body mass index. All participants were evaluated with tests for static and semi-static balance.…
Descriptors: Obesity, Psychomotor Skills, Intellectual Disability, Correlation
Schluchter, Thierry; Nagel, Siegfried; Valkanover, Stefan; Eckhart, Michael – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Reciprocal relationships exist between motor competencies, physical activity and self-concept. Aims: Using a structural equation model, this study examined whether these relationships also appear in children with intellectual disabilities, how they can be validly measured, and if there are differences between children with and without…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Motor Development, Intellectual Disability, Physical Activity Level
Lee, Chung eun; Burke, Meghan; Arnold, Catherine K.; Owen, Aleksa – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: As individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) grow older, siblings are likely to become caregivers for their brothers and sisters with IDD. Thus, it is important to identify the correlates of sibling caregiving to facilitate transitions to caregiving roles. Method: This study involved the secondary analysis of a…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Adults, Siblings
Clarke, Aoife; Dagnan, Dave; Smith, Ian C. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: This study explored understandings that service-users with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour held around their behaviour, what shaped these understandings, and the relationship between how behaviours are managed and well-being. Methods: Eight participants (three female, five male) partook in individual semi-structured…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Behavior Problems, Correlation, Well Being
Neimeijer, Elien G.; Delforterie, Monique J.; Roest, Jesse J.; van der Helm, Peer; Didden, Robert – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: This study examines associations between group climate, aggressive incidents and coercive measures in adults with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning (MID-BIF) of a secure forensic setting. Method: Participants (N = 248) were interviewed about their perception of group climate utilizing the Group Climate…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Social Environment, Aggression, Mild Intellectual Disability
