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Direct linkGrey, 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
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
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
Kayfitz, Adam D.; Gragg, Marcia N.; Orr, R. Robert – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: The present study examined the positive experiences of parents raising school-aged children with autism within the context of parenting stress. Materials and Methods: Participants included 23 mother/father pairs raising children with autism (ages 5 to 11 years, M = 7.39). Parents completed measures of parenting stress and positive…
Descriptors: Mothers, Autism, Child Rearing, Adults
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
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
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)
