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Tuija Aro; Mari-Lotta Rossi; Leena Paakkari; Minna Torppa – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2025
We studied lifelong factors that were experienced as protective by 48 Finnish adults (20-39 years) whose reading disability (RD) was diagnosed in childhood. Our aim was to gain a better understanding of the factors that can help individuals live with RD. We used semi-structured interviews and qualitative content analysis. Three main themes were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Reading Difficulties, Individual Development
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Alice K. Hart; Lauren J. Breen; Neville W. Hennessey; Janet M. Beilby – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: Developmental stuttering is a complex and multifaceted neurodevelopmental disorder that may cause pervasive negative consequences for adults who stutter (AWS). Historically, intervention for AWS has primarily addressed speech fluency, with less focus on the covert psychosocial aspects of the disorder. The purpose of this article is to…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Foreign Countries, Psychotherapy, Adolescents
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Angus Y. K. Lam; Matthew K. S. Yau; Richard C. Franklin; Peter A. Leggat – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Sexual well-being significantly impacts the overall quality of life for individuals with and without intellectual disabilities. Notably, parents play a pivotal role in influencing their children's sexual development, and their attitudes towards this topic are shaped by Chinese sociocultural values. Methods: This study employed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Well Being, Quality of Life, Intellectual Disability
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Alice Nucifora; Sue Walker; Areana Eivers – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Definitions of adulthood for people with intellectual disability are often complicated, with milestones being markedly different for this population. This is then associated with difficulties for both the people with intellectual disability and their parents, who are closely involved in this transitional period. This paper aims to report on…
Descriptors: Maturity (Individuals), Adolescents, Adults, Intellectual Disability
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Török, Georgina; Swaboda, Nora; Ruggeri, Azzurra – Developmental Psychology, 2023
Previous research shows that children evaluate the competence of others based on how effectively someone accomplished a goal, that is, based on the observed outcome of an action (e.g., number of attempts needed). Here, we investigate whether 5- to 10-year-old children and adults infer competence from how efficiently someone solves a task by…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Competence, Efficiency, Task Analysis
Mengjiao Guo – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Today's youth have lives dramatically different from the past and face an unpredictable future and challenging job market, thus being entrepreneurial is increasingly more important to cultivate (Ford, 2015). I aim to understand the state and development of being entrepreneurial and its implications for broadly educating young people, as one…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Entrepreneurship, Skill Development
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Kupersmitt, Judy R.; Nicoladis, Elena – First Language, 2021
This study examines the expression of simultaneity in the film-based oral narratives of 100 English monolinguals in the following three age groups: preschoolers (4-6 years), school-aged children (7-10 years), and adults (19-48 years). Participants told a story of what happened in the film, in an off-line task, to an interviewer who had not seen…
Descriptors: Children, Adults, Story Telling, Films
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Hendrikx, Karolien; Schreurs, Bieke; Jansen In de Wal, Joost – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the role of employees' underlying implicit person theories in the relationship with innovative work climate and proactive behaviour at work. First, the authors study how an employee's implicit person theory (IPT), or the domain-general implicit belief about the development potential of people's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employee Attitudes, Work Environment, Personality Traits
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Álvarez-Aguado, Izaskun; Vega Córdova, Vanessa; Farhang, Maryam; González Carrasco, Félix; Espinosa Parra, Felipe; Spencer González, Herbert; Aguado, Leyre Álvarez – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Background: The number of people with intellectual disabilities and associated mental illness has increased considerably in recent years. This population presents greater obstacles than their peers without mental health problems in accessing education, leisure, and health services. This, conditions their quality of life (QoL) and makes them one of…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Mental Health
Sakiroglu, Mehmet – International Journal of Psycho-Educational Sciences, 2019
The current study aimed to examine posttraumatic growth (PTG) after earthquake victimization. Variables that may be related to PTG were examined by using Model of Life Crises and Personal Growth (Schaefer & Moos, 1992). In order to examine PTG, the roles of demographic variables, event-related variables, environmental factors, system factors,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Seismology, Natural Disasters, Adults
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Tatsuta, Mizuho; Kawai, Norimune; Ushiyama, Michio; Lombardi, Marco – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2023
Background: The Personal Outcomes Scale is a measurement tool to examine quality of life among persons with intellectual disability. This paper addressed the validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the scale using both self-reports and reports of others. Method: Data were collected from 128 people with intellectual disability (90 men…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Intellectual Disability, Test Validity
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Gonzalez, Antonya Marie; Steele, Jennifer R.; Chan, Evelyn F.; Lim, Sarah Ashley; Baron, Andrew Scott – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Research suggests that exposure to stories about Black adults who are contributing positively to their community can reduce implicit pro-White/anti-Black racial bias in older children (ages 9-12). The aim of the current research was to replicate and extend this finding by investigating whether a different child-friendly manipulation exposing…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Individual Development, Racial Bias, Children
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Tatsuta, Mizuho; Kawai, Norimune; Ushiyama, Michio – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Despite recent developments in measurement tools to assess the quality of life of individuals with intellectual disability, little is known about the cultural aspects that affect their quality of life. This study examined the universal and cultural characteristics of the quality of life of individuals with intellectual disability in Denmark and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Cultural Differences, Intellectual Disability
Ortuzar-Hardtmann, Maximiliano Andres – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Empirical evidence suggests that educational leaders play a critical role in students' learning. Therefore, attracting, retaining, and developing educational leaders have become paramount for educational systems worldwide. Hence, substantial resources and efforts have been invested in creating Leadership Preparation Programs. Research suggests…
Descriptors: Leadership, Leadership Training, Program Evaluation, Foreign Countries
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Jan Kalenda; Jitka Vaculíková; Ilona Kocvarová – Cogent Education, 2024
This study explores gender-related inequality in participation in Adult Education and Training (AET) in four countries with vastly different adult learning systems and support measures for women's AET. Our examination of the data from an original international survey conducted in 2022 has found that the participation of men and women clearly…
Descriptors: Sex Fairness, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Cross Cultural Studies
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