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50 Years of ERIC
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A Preliminary Study of Perceived Stress in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities According to Self-Report and Informant Ratings
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Lunsky, Yona; Bramston, Paul – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2006
Background: Stress is a major risk factor for mental health problems in individuals with intellectual disabilities, however few studies on stress have been conducted that take into account the perspective of both the person with the disability and the caregiver. The present study evaluated an informant version of the "Lifestress Inventory," and…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Anxiety, Adults, Measures (Individuals)
Neighbourhood and Community Experience, and the Quality of Life of Rural Adolescents with and without an Intellectual Disability.
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Pretty, Grace; Rapley, Mark; Bramston, Paul – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2002
A comparison of 14 Australian adolescents with mild intellectual disabilities and 13 typical adolescents found no significant differences between the groups on community usage and lifestyle patterns. The discussion promotes the inclusion of community factors when investigating community integration of adolescents with a disability. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Programs, Community Resources, Community Satisfaction
Stress and the Move into Community Accommodation.
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Bramston, Paul; Cummins, Robert A. – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1998
This study follows the concerns and stresses of four Australian people with mental retardation for five months as they moved out into a community-based supported accommodation. The transition was seen as a positive event which lowered stress, however, other issues gradually re-emerged and their perceived stress level soon rose again. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Foreign Countries, Independent Living
Attributional and Emotional Determinants of Aggression in People with Mild Intellectual Disabilities.
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Baker, Warren; Bramston, Paul – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1997
People (n=103) with mild intellectual disabilities responded to several scales of anger, hostility, aggression, and personality. Results were consistent with earlier studies of relationships among anger, hostility, and aggression conducted with the general population. Findings suggest that people with intellectual disabilities may benefit from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Aggression, Anger