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Sanne A. H. Giesbers; Richard P. Hastings; Alexander H. C. Hendriks; Andrew Jahoda; Petri J. C. M. Embregts – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Introduction: Family members are often the main provider of informal support to people with mild intellectual disabilities. In the current study, we explored whether their family-based social capital is prospectively associated with their wellbeing and emotional and behavioral problems. Methods: Sixty-nine participants with mild intellectual…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Social Capital, Well Being, Emotional Problems
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Moore, Travis M.; Picou, Erin M. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2018
Purpose: Subjective reports of listening effort are frequently inconsistent with behavioral and physiological findings. A potential explanation is that participants unwittingly substitute an easier question when faced with a judgment that requires computationally expensive analysis (i.e., heuristic response strategies). The purpose of this study…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Cognitive Ability, Task Analysis, Online Surveys
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Spek, Annelies A.; Wouters, Saskia G. M. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2010
Several recent studies have demonstrated a genetical overlap between autism and schizophrenia. However, at a behavioral level it remains unclear which features can validly distinguish adults with autism from an adult schizophrenia group. To this end, the present study compared 21 individuals with the autistic disorder and 21 individuals with…
Descriptors: Schizophrenia, Autism, Genetics, Adults
Smith, Mary Lou; Saltzman, Jennifer; Klim, Paula; Hanley, William B.; Feigenbaum, Annette; Clarke, Joe T. R. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2000
Tests of executive functions and control tasks not assessing executive function were administered to 19 individuals (ages 6-28) mild hyperphenylalaninemia (MHP) and 19 controls. Tests of academic skills and behavior-rating questionnaires were also administered to the group with MHP. No group differences were found for any measure. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Children, Cognitive Ability
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Kobe, Frank H.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1994
This study presents data on the physical, developmental, and behavioral characteristics of a group of 203 nonambulatory persons with profound mental retardation. It found a high prevalence of physical and medical problems, as well as high rates of self-injurious, stereotypic, and aggressive behavior and high variability in cognitive and adaptive…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Aggression, Behavior Patterns
Schaie, K. Warner; Gribbin, Kathy – 1975
Recent investigations have demonstrated greater variance in change in intellectual performance between different generations or age groups than is true for generalized developmental change across chronological age. Such findings have led to a careful investigation of certain environmental factors which might account for such change. A new…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns