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Solomon Judges Medea: Experiences of Mothers with Intellectual Disabilities Whose Children Were Removed
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Egle Sumskiene; Violeta Gevorgianiene – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: This paper explores experiences of mothers with intellectual disabilities, with an emphasis on oppressive circumstances and stereotypes that contribute to poorer antenatal and social outcomes for mothers and their children, potentially leading to child removal. Drawing parallels to archetypical figures of Solomon and Medea, we explore…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Stereotypes
'People with Intellectual Disabilities Living in the Communities Is Bad Enough Let Alone…Having Sex': Exploring Societal Influence on Social Care Workers' Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviours towards Support for Personal and Sexual Relationship Needs.
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Oloidi, Edward Olayinka; Northway, Ruth; Prince, Jane – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Services have a duty to uphold the personal and sexual relationship (P&SR) rights of adults with intellectual disability. However, little is known about how social care workers' (SCWs) perceptions of public views of intellectual disability and sexuality might affect their attitudes, believes and behaviours towards supporting…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Intellectual Disability, Social Influences, Caseworkers
Interventions for Acceptance and Inclusion of People with Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review
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Kármán, Bianka; Szekeres, Ágota; Papp, Gabriella – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: The inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities is limited due to a high prevalence of prejudice towards this population. We reviewed studies to identify the most effective intervention methods that focus on acceptance of people with intellectual disabilities. Method: A literature review was conducted using several…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Intellectual Disability, Social Bias, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Staff Member's Views and Attitudes to Supporting People with an Intellectual Disability: A Multi-Method Investigation of Intimate Relationships and Sexuality
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Deffew, Andrew; Coughlan, Barry; Burke, Tom; Rogers, Elaine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Staff member's views and attitudes can have a significant impact on people with an intellectual disability. This study explores staff attitudes and experiences of people with an intellectual disability's expression of relationships and sexuality across service providers in Ireland. Methods: Staff (n = 86) from service providers (n = 5)…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Interpersonal Relationship, Sexuality
'Standing up for Myself' (STORM): Development and Qualitative Evaluation of a Psychosocial Group Intervention Designed to Increase the Capacity of People with Intellectual Disabilities to Manage and Resist Stigma
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Scior, Katrina; Cooper, Rebecca; Fenn, Kristina; Poole, Laurie; Colman, Sophie; Ali, Afia; Baum, Sandra; Crabtree, Jason; Doswell, Sophie; Jahoda, Andrew; Hastings, Richard; Richardson, Lisa – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: People with intellectual disabilities are at risk of experiencing stigma and require the skills and confidence to deal with stigma in their daily lives. Method: Development and piloting of a 5-session manualised psychosocial group intervention designed to increase the capacity of people with intellectual disabilities aged 16+ to manage…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Social Bias, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Coping
Explicit and Implicit Attitudes towards People with Intellectual Disabilities: The Role of Contact and Participant Demographics
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Murch, Aidan J.; Choudhury, Tanveen; Wilson, Michelle; Collerton, Eleanor; Patel, Maya; Scior, Katrina – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Intellectual disability research has concentrated on self-reported explicit attitudes with little focus on implicit attitudes. Such attitudes are evaluations which occur with or without conscious awareness, respectively. This investigation examined participants' (N = 234) attitudes towards individuals with intellectual disabilities…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Gender Differences, Age Differences
"Disability Means, um, Dysfunctioning People": A Qualitative Analysis of the Meaning and Experience of Disability among Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Monteleone, Rebecca; Forrester-Jones, Rachel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: There has been little qualitative analysis of the experience of stigma, social comparisons and conception of identity among adults with intellectual disabilities (ID). This study aimed to develop an understanding of how adults with intellectual disabilities experience their own disability, and any implications relating to self-esteem,…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Adults, Qualitative Research, Self Esteem
Creating an Inclusive Society… How Close Are We in Relation to Autism Spectrum Disorder? A General Population Survey
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Dillenburger, Karola; McKerr, Lyn; Jordan, Julie Ann; Devine, Paula; Keenan, Mickey – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: Children with autism spectrum disorder are increasingly educated in mainstream classrooms in the United Kingdom (Wilkinson & Twist, "Autism and Educational Assessment: UK Policy and Practice." NFER, Slough, 2010), and some employers are now specifically seeking out staff on the autism spectrum. Does that mean that we are…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Surveys, Children
"If We Are Going to Include Them We Have to Do It before We Die": Norwegian Seniors' Views of Including Seniors with Intellectual Disability in Senior Centres
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Ingvaldsen, Anne Kristin; Balandin, Susan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: Concepts of inclusion and participation are at the core of both international and Norwegian policy for people with intellectual disability. The aim of this study was to identify senior centre users' views of the barriers and solutions to the inclusion of seniors with intellectual disability in community senior centres. Method: Thirty…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Community Programs, Focus Groups, Inclusion
Public Attitudes towards Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities as Measured by the Concept of Social Distance
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Ouellette-Kuntz, Helene; Burge, Philip; Brown, Hilary K.; Arsenault, Elizabeth – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: While current practices strive to include individuals with intellectual disabilities in community opportunities, stigmatizing attitudes held by the public can be a barrier to achieving true social inclusion. Methods: A sample of 625 community members completed the Social Distance Subscale of the Multidimensional Attitude Scale on…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Public Opinion