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Jessica N. Hoyle; Jan Warren-Findlow; Lauren Wallace; James N. Laditka; Sarah B. Laditka – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Many people view people with intellectual disability primarily as needing help. That perspective limits relationships and can promote discrimination. We sought to better understand social relationships among young adults with intellectual disability. Method: Seven postsecondary students with intellectual disability participated in a…
Descriptors: Photography, Social Action, College Students, Students with Disabilities
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Loeper, Tara; Schwartz, Ariel E. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Peer-provided services are a common model for addressing mental health concerns. Peer providers report a range of benefits and challenges associated with their role. However, there is little information about the experiences of peer providers with intellectual/developmental disabilities. Aim: To explore the experiences of young adult…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Young Adults
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Hurd, Claire; Evans, Cara; Renwick, Rebecca – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: The literature emphasizes that friendships are essential to youths' successful transition to and adjustment in adulthood. Few studies have explored the friendships of transition-aged youths with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), and even fewer include youths' own perspectives. This qualitative study explored the…
Descriptors: Friendship, Intellectual Disability, Young Adults, Self Concept
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Salt, Emily; Jahoda, Andrew – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Aim: This study was undertaken to investigate how young people with and without mild intellectual disabilities experience and perceive their own behavioural autonomy. Method: Fifty-six young people with mild intellectual disabilities and 49 young people without disabilities aged 16-19 participated in a novel picture card sorting task to…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Late Adolescents, Personal Autonomy, Self Concept
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Chen, Chih-Hsuan; Shu, Bih-Ching – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: There is a dearth of studies about the causes of stigmatization in people with intellectual disability. This study is aimed at gaining an understanding of how feelings of stigmatization are formed and perceived among young people with intellectual disability in Taiwanese cultural and social contexts. Materials and Methods: Fourteen…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Mental Retardation, Young Adults, Foreign Countries
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Arvidsson, Patrik; Granlund, Mats; Thyberg, Mikael – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: Self-rated participation is a clinically relevant intervention outcome for people with mild intellectual disability. The aim of this systematic review was to analyse empirical studies that explored relationships between either environmental factors or individual characteristics "and" aspects of participation in young adults with mild…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Mild Mental Retardation, Young Adults, Adolescents