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ERIC Number: EJ662822
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0891-4222
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Social Impairment in the "Care in the Community" Cohort: The Effect of Deinstitutionalization and Changes over Time in the Community.
Beadle-Brown, Julie; Forrester-Jones, Rachel
Research in Developmental Disabilities, v24 n1 p33-43 Jan-Feb 2003
A longitudinal study involving 250 adults who had been institutionalized found that once they moved into the community, social impairment did not change over time, although there was a significant decrease in conversation and social mixing, non-verbal communication, and initiation of conversation and social interaction. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Longitudinal Studies, Social Development, Social Isolation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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