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Parenting Stress and Depressive Symptoms in Taiwanese Mothers of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Association with Children's Behavioural Problems
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Hou, Yuh-Ming; Stewart, Lydia; Iao, Lai-Sang; Wu, Chin-Chin – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: This study examined the severity of parenting stress and depressive symptoms in Taiwanese mothers of young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared to mothers of young children with developmental delay (DD). The associations between parenting stress, depressive symptoms, and children's behavioural problems were also…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Behavior Problems
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
Psychological Acceptance Mediates the Impact of the Behaviour Problems of Children with Intellectual Disability on Fathers' Psychological Adjustment
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MacDonald, Elaine E.; Hastings, Richard P.; Fitzsimons, Elaine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: Previous research with mothers of children with intellectual disabilities has shown that psychological acceptance is related to maternal psychological well-being. The present research extended this line of enquiry to fathers and explored the potential for psychological acceptance to mediate the impact of children's behaviour problems…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Mental Retardation, Depression (Psychology), Fathers
Mothering with Intellectual Disabilities: Relationship between Social Support, Health and Well-Being, Parenting and Child Behaviour Outcomes
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Aunos, Marjorie; Feldman, Maurice; Goupil, Georgette – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: There is a general agreement in the literature that no systematic correlation exists between parental intellectual disability "per se" and parenting performance. Yet, a few studies in the field of parents and parenting with intellectual disability have explored other potential determinants of parenting and child outcomes. In…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Mothers, Mental Retardation, Parenting Styles
Mediators of Well-Being in Ageing Family Carers of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Minnes, Patricia; Woodford, Lynn; Passey, Jennifer – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Background: Increasing numbers of adults with an intellectual disability are being cared for at home by ageing parents. The purpose of this study was to determine whether carer resources (i.e. social support and formal service use) and carer appraisals of ageing and stress/burden mediate the relationships between (1) maladaptive behaviour and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Disabilities
Social and Professional Support for Parents of Adolescents with Severe Intellectual Disabilities
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White, Nia; Hastings, Richard P. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Background: Previous research has identified various dimensions of social support that are positively associated with parental well-being. However, most research does not include multiple measures of social support and uses heterogeneous samples in terms of child characteristics such as age and severity of intellectual disability. Methods:…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Family (Sociological Unit), Severe Mental Retardation, Depression (Psychology)