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Exploring the Association of Staff Characteristics with Staff Perceptions of Quality of Life of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Challenging Behaviours
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Bruinsma, Eke; van den Hoofdakker, Barbara J.; Hoekstra, Pieter J.; de Kuijper, Gerda M.; de Bildt, Annelies A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: This study aimed to examine the associations between individual staff and staff team characteristics and quality of life of individuals with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviours. Method: With multilevel analyses, we examined educational level, experience, attitudes and behaviours of 240 staff members, in relation to…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Individual Characteristics, Correlation, Intellectual Disability
Exploring the Nature and Correlates of Caregiving among Parents of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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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
The Adaptive Ability Performance Test (ADAPT): A New Instrument for Measuring Adaptive Skills in People with Intellectual Disabilities and Borderline Intellectual Functioning
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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
An Exploratory Study Investigating How Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Perform on the Visual Association Test (VAT)
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McPaul, Ann; Walker, Brigid; Law, Jim; McKenzie, Karen – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Neuropsychological tests of memory are believed to offer the greatest sensitivity at identifying people at the risk of developing dementia. There is a paucity of standardized and appropriate neuropsychological assessments of memory for adults with an intellectual disability. This study examines how adults with an intellectual…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Visual Perception, Correlation
Factors Relating to Staff Attributions of Control over Challenging Behaviour
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Dilworth, Jennifer A.; Phillips, Neil; Rose, John – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: Previous research has suggested that severity of intellectual disability (ID) and topography of behaviour may influence staff causal attributions regarding challenging behaviour. Subsequently, these causal attributions may influence helping behaviours. This study investigated the relationship between attributions of control over…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Mental Retardation, Social Environment, Severity (of Disability)
What Factors Are Related to a Negative Outcome of Self-Injurious Behaviour during Childhood in Pervasive Developmental Disorders?
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Baghdadli, A.; Picot, M. C.; Pry, R.; Michelon, C.; Burzstejn, C.; Lazartigues, A.; Aussilloux, C. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Aim: To explore the factors related to the outcome of self-injurious behaviour (SIB) in children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD). Method: Children with PDD were assessed on individual and environmental variables at time 1 and 3 years later. A questionnaire about the presence or absence of SIB was also administered at both times in…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Autism, At Risk Persons, Self Destructive Behavior
Social and Professional Support for Parents of Adolescents with Severe Intellectual Disabilities
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White, Nia; Hastings, Richard P. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Background: Previous research has identified various dimensions of social support that are positively associated with parental well-being. However, most research does not include multiple measures of social support and uses heterogeneous samples in terms of child characteristics such as age and severity of intellectual disability. Methods:…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Family (Sociological Unit), Severe Mental Retardation, Depression (Psychology)