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Effectiveness of the Mentalisation-Based Serious Game 'You & I' for Adults with Mild to Borderline Intellectual Disabilities: A Randomised Controlled Trial
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Derks, Suzanne D. M.; Willemen, Agnes M.; Wouda, Mirjam; Sterkenburg, Paula S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Mentalising and stress regulation pose challenges for adults with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities (MBID), emphasising the importance of an intervention program. The study examined the effectiveness and social validity of the serious game 'You & I' in enhancing mentalising and stress regulation among adults with MBID.…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Metacognition
Permissive Parenting Mediates Parental Stress and Child Emotions in Families of Children with Down Syndrome
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Faught, Gayle G.; Phillips, B. Allyson; Conners, Frances A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Parenting styles mediate parental stress and child emotions in families of typically developing (TD) children. Our main aim was to study these relations in families of children with Down syndrome (DS), who in past research reported increased parental stress and permissive parenting. Method: Our sample included 100 parents of children…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Anxiety, Psychological Patterns, Down Syndrome
Stressed Parents, Happy Parents. An Assessment of Parenting Stress and Family Quality of Life in Families with a Child with Phelan-McDermid Syndrome
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Droogmans, Gilles; Vergaelen, Elfi; Van Buggenhout, Griet; Swillen, Ann – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background Individuals with Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS) are characterised by phenotypical traits that can be experienced as challenging by their environment. This study assessed parenting stress and Family Quality of Life (FQOL) in parents of individuals with PMS and identified potential contributing variables. Method: Mothers (n = 14) and…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Child Rearing, Stress Variables, Family Environment
Caring for a Family Member with Intellectual Disability into Old Age: Applying the Sociocultural Stress and Coping Model to Italian and Greek Migrants in Australia
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Walker, Ruth; Belperio, Irene; Gordon, Sally; Hutchinson, Claire; Rillotta, Fiona – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Little is known about how older parent caregivers from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds experience caring for their family member with intellectual disability into late life. Method: In-depth semi-structured interviews were carried out with N = 19 family caregivers aged 50-91 from ten Italian and four Greek…
Descriptors: Coping, Stress Variables, Older Adults, Caregivers
Causal Attribution and Coping with Parental Dominance and Deprecation in Youth with Mild Intellectual Disability
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Kurtek, Pawel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Although interactions among parents and Youth with Mild Intellectual Disability (MID) may be stressful at times, most studies focus on the effects of stressful interactions on the parents. This study considers the Youth's perspective -- particularly their beliefs about the reason for the parent's actions as well as how they would respond in the…
Descriptors: Parents, Mild Intellectual Disability, Youth, Attribution Theory
The Role of Thriving in Mental Health among People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada
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Sellitto, Teresa; Fraser-Thomas, Jessica; Bassett-Gunter, Rebecca L.; Lee, Vivian; Lunsky, Yona; Balogh, Robert; Weiss, Jonathan A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the mental health of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Numerous pandemic-related stressors experienced by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities may have impacted their ability to thrive, which has been linked to mental health outcomes. The…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, COVID-19
The Use of Therapeutic Untruths by Staff Supporting People with an Intellectual Disability Who Display Behaviours That Challenge
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McKenzie, Karen; Armitage, Bethan; Murray, George; James, Ian – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Therapeutic untruths (TU) are used in dementia services to de-escalate distressing situations. The present authors explored the use of TU by care staff supporting people with an intellectual disability who displayed behaviours that challenged. Method: Data were collected from 126 staff (female = 72.2%; mean age = 41.9 years, SD = 10.7)…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Dementia, Intellectual Disability, Behavior Problems