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Assessing Client-Caregiver Relationships and the Applicability of the "Student-Teacher Relationship Scale" for People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Roeden, John M.; Maaskant, Marian A.; Koomen, Helma M. Y.; Candel, Math J. J. M.; Curfs, Leopold M. G. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Improvements in client-caregiver relationships may lead to improvements in the quality of life of clients with intellectual disabilities (ID). For this reason, interventions aimed at influencing these relationships are important. To gain insight into the nature and intention of these relationships in the ID population, suitable measurement…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Interpersonal Relationship, Mental Retardation, Measures (Individuals)
The Relationship among Attributions, Emotions, and Interpersonal Styles of Staff Working with Clients with Intellectual Disabilities and Challenging Behavior
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Zijlmans, Linda J. M.; Embregts, Petri J. C. M.; Bosman, Anna M. T.; Willems, Arno P. A. M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Several studies have tested Weiner's model, which suggests a relationship among causal attributions regarding challenging behavior (CB), emotions, and helping behavior of staff. No studies have focused on interpersonal styles. The goals of this study were to investigate the influence of type of CB on attributions, emotions and interpersonal style…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Mental Retardation, Helping Relationship, Consciousness Raising
The Screen for Social Interaction (SSI): A Screening Measure for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Preschoolers
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Ghuman, Jaswinder K.; Leone, Sarah L.; Lecavalier, Luc; Landa, Rebecca J. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
We report on the preliminary validity and utility of the "Ghuman-Folstein Screen for Social Interaction" ("SSI"), a measure of social interaction that can serve to screen for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in clinical samples of young high-risk children. Caregivers of 350 children (176 younger participants, ages 24-42 months, mean age = 34.1…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Screening Tests, Interpersonal Relationship
Quality of Life in Caregivers of Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities: Use of WHOQOL-BREF Survey
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Lin, Jin-Ding; Hu, Jung; Yen, Chia-Feng; Hsu, Shang-Wei; Lin, Lan-Ping; Loh, Ching-Hui; Chen, Mei-Hua; Wu, Sheng-Ru; Chu, Cordia M.; Wu, Jia-Ling – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The present study based on World Health Organization quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) scale to examine quality of life of the caregivers caring for their children/adolescents with intellectual disabilities in Taiwan, and the factors contributing to their quality of life. Structured interviews were conducted with 597 caregivers of children/adolescents…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Correlation, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life