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Direct linkLokman, Suzanne; van Oorsouw, Wietske M. W. J.; Didden, Robert; Embregts, Petri J. C. M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Studies about teams of staff supporting people with intellectual disability have focused on team performance of existing teams. This study aimed to examine important factors in the process of setting up a new team of support staff. Specifically, we considered the process for a team that supports service users with mild intellectual…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Behavior Disorders, Teamwork, Caregivers
Davies, Lauren; Randle-Phillips, Cathy; Russell, Ailsa; Delaney, Claire – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: People with intellectual disabilities are reported to have low self-esteem and to experience high rates of adverse interpersonal experiences (AIEs). This study aimed to investigate whether shame and self-compassion mediate the relationship between AIEs and self-esteem for people with intellectual disabilities and whether perceived…
Descriptors: Correlation, Self Esteem, Psychological Patterns, Emotional Experience
Giesbers, Sanne A. H.; Hendriks, Lex; Jahoda, Andrew; Hastings, Richard P.; Embregts, Petri J. C. M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: To enhance social inclusion of people with intellectual disability, policy is aimed at increasing informal support networks. Nevertheless, staff continue to play a vital role in their support networks. Method: Six individuals with mild intellectual disability, living in community-based settings, were interviewed following a…
Descriptors: Staff Role, Mild Intellectual Disability, Interpersonal Relationship, Friendship
Kim, Min Ah; Yi, Jaehee; Bradbury, Laura; Han, Ki-myung; Yang, Jieun; Lee, Jinseung – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: As adults with intellectual disabilities approach older adulthood, they face unique physical and psychosocial challenges. This study explored the lived experiences of middle-aged adults with intellectual disabilities living in their community. Method: Six sessions of Photovoice were conducted with a purposeful sample of six middle-aged…
Descriptors: Photography, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Health
Patton, Kiri A.; Ware, Robert; McPherson, Lyn; Emerson, Eric; Lennox, Nicholas – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Carers of children with intellectual disability show high rates of parent-related stress and are at an increased risk for deleterious physical and mental health. Materials and Methods: This study investigated the relationship between demographic and social characteristics and parenting stress, within two different cross-sectional…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Parents
Wilson, Nathan J.; Jaques, Hayden; Johnson, Amanda; Brotherton, Michelle L. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: People with intellectual disability often have few friends and experience social exclusion. Recognising this gap, supported social groups with the aim of inclusion and interdependence were created by a supported employment provider. Methods: Interviews were undertaken with 10 adults with intellectual disability exploring their lived…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Adults, Social Isolation, Social Support Groups
Forrester-Jones, Rachel; Carpenter, John; Coolen-Schrijner, Pauline; Cambridge, Paul; Tate, Alison; Beecham, Jennifer; Hallam, Angela; Knapp, Martin; Wooff, David – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2006
Background: The social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities presents a major challenge to services. As part of a 12-year follow up of people resettled from long-stay hospitals, the size of 213 individuals' social networks and the types of social support they received were investigated, as viewed by people with intellectual…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Social Integration, Mental Retardation, Hospitals
Lindsay, William R.; Murphy, Lesley; Smith, Gordon; Murphy, Daniel; Edwards, Zoe; Chittock, Chris; Grieve, Alan; Young, Steven J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Purpose: Research on dynamic risk assessment has developed over the last 10 years and a number of variables have emerged as being possible predictors of future sexual and violent offences. These variables include hostile attitude/anger and compliance with routine. In 2002, Thornton ("Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research & Treatment" 14, 139)…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Sexual Abuse, Mental Retardation, At Risk Persons
