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Physical and Psychological Health of Family Carers Co-Residing with an Adult Relative with an Intellectual Disability
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Grey, Jillian M.; Totsika, Vasiliki; Hastings, Richard P. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Providing long-term care to an adult relative with intellectual disability can impact negatively on caregivers' health and well-being. Methods: Data were collected via online and postal questionnaires on 110 family carers' physical and psychological health, family stress and perceived positive gains from caring. Psychological…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Intellectual Disability, Adults, Family Relationship
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
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
Elderly Mothers of Adult Children with Intellectual Disability: An Exploration of a Stress Process Model for Caregiving Satisfaction
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Kim, Go-en; Chung, Soondool – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: This study examines the utility of Pearlin's caregiving stress model for understanding the caregiving satisfaction of elderly mothers of adult children with intellectual disability. Methods: Mothers living in Seoul, Kyonggi, and Incheon who were 55 years of age or older and providing care for adult children with intellectual disability…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mothers, Caregivers, Stress Variables
Self-Compassion and Psychological Distress in Parents of Young People and Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Robinson, Suzanne; Hastings, Richard P.; Weiss, Jonathan A.; Pagavathsing, Jaffni; Lunsky, Yona – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Parenting an individual with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) can be challenging, particularly during adulthood. It is important to better understand ways of supporting families as individuals with IDD age. Self-compassion is a potential internal coping resource for parents, and is strongly linked to positive mental…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Coping, Well Being
Physical Punishment, Mental Health and Sense of Coherence among Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability in Japan
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Kimura, Miyako; Yamazaki, Yoshihiko – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: Although sense of coherence (SOC) moderates parental stress, the relationship between SOC, parental mental health and physical punishment of children with intellectual disabilities remains uncertain. The present authors describe parental physical punishment towards children with intellectual disabilities and investigate its related…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Punishment, Parent Child Relationship, Intellectual Disability
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