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Direct linkEunyoung Son; Donghyun Ahn; Johanna Inhyang Kim; Sojung Kim – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2024
Background: Limited data exist on problematic sexual behaviour (PSB) in youth with developmental disabilities in South Korea. Method: Sixty-one parents of children with intellectual disabilities or autism spectrum disorder (aged 13-30) reported children's PSB and emotional, behavioural, cognitive, and interpersonal factors. The frequency of PSB in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Behavior Problems, Sexuality, Developmental Disabilities
Tournier, Tess; Hendriks, Alexander H. C.; Jahoda, Andrew; Hastings, Richard P.; Giesbers, Sanne A. H.; Embregts, Petri J. C. M. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2022
Background: The Family Network Method -- Intellectual Disability (FNM-ID) was used to compare perspectives of people with mild intellectual disability and their support workers on family networks of people with intellectual disability. Method: 138 participants with mild intellectual disability and support workers were interviewed, using the…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Networks, Attitudes, Behavior Problems
Blickwedel, Jessica; Vickerstaff, Victoria; Walker, Matthew; Hassiotis, Angela – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: As both epilepsy and challenging behaviour are highly prevalent in adults with intellectual disability (ID) it is important to explore any potential relationships between the two to inform patient care. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between epilepsy factors and challenging behaviour in adults with ID.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Epilepsy, Intellectual Disability, Seizures
Bigby, Christine; Bould, Emma; Iacono, Teresa; Beadle-Brown, Julie – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: There is strong evidence about the effectiveness of Active Support. Recent research has established predictors of good Active Support as staff training, practice leadership, and service setting size. This paper explores features of organisational leadership and structures predictive of Active Support. Methods: Multilevel modelling with…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries, Residential Programs
Hardiman, Rebecca Lyndsey; McGill, Peter – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: Challenging behaviour, such as self-injury and physical aggression, is an issue of concern regarding a high proportion of individuals with fragile X syndrome. The aim of this review was to provide a comprehensive overview of the topographies and operant functions of challenging behaviours within the syndrome. Method: Five electronic…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Genetic Disorders, Aggression, Self Destructive Behavior
Examining Mental Health in Adults with Intellectual Disability: The Benefits of Multilevel Modelling
Straccia, Claudio; Hofmann, Verena; Barisnikov, Koviljka – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: Adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) commonly live in specialised residential settings. Data collected from these adults are often nested. The aim of this study is to examine the impact of this data structure. Method: Referent caregivers completed the Reiss Screen for Maladaptive Behaviour for each of the 571 adults with ID who…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Mental Health, Residential Institutions
Kleefman, Marijke; Reijneveld, Sijmen A.; Jansen, Daniëlle E. M. C. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2015
Background: Raising children with borderline to mild intellectual disability (BMID) and psychosocial problems may yield a strong need for support among parents, but evidence for this is lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of need for parenting support in this population, and the child and parent characteristics that…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Mild Intellectual Disability, Incidence, Parent Child Relationship
Wulffaert, Josette; Scholte, Evert M.; Van Berckelaer-Onnes, Ina A. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2010
Background: Parenting stress was investigated in mothers with a child with Angelman syndrome (AS) or Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), which are genetically related. Method: Mothers of 24 children with AS and 23 children with PWS (2-12 years) completed the Nijmegen Parenting Stress Index-Short, Developmental Behaviour Checklist, and Vineland Screener…
Descriptors: Mothers, Mental Retardation, Family Programs, Child Rearing
Hudson, Alan; Reece, John; Cameron, Christine; Matthews, Jan – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2009
Background: Previous research has reported on the effectiveness of the Signposts program for supporting families of children with an intellectual disability and difficult behaviour (Hudson et al., 2003; Hudson, Cameron, & Matthews, 2008). This paper reports on an investigation of the extent to which child characteristics moderate the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Mental Retardation, Program Effectiveness, Effect Size
