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Adaptive Behavior Among Adults With Intellectual Disabilities and Its Relationship to Community Independence
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Título
Adaptive Behavior Among Adults With Intellectual Disabilities and Its Relationship to Community Independence
Descrição
INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES -’AAIDD
Autor
Steve Woolf, Christine Merman Woolf, and Thomas Oakland
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Ano que foi publicado
2010
País de Origem
Tipo de pesquisa
Metodologia
This study examined relationships between general adaptive behavior and the degree of community independence displayed by 272 adults with intellectual disabilities.
Amostra
Participants include 272 adults (52% men) who were receiving support services from a nonprofit residential or day treatment center. All participants displayed moderate intellectual disabilities. Partici pants ranged from 22 through 72 years, with a mean of 43 years (SD 5 12). Among the participants, 222 were White, 46 were Black, 3 were Latino, and 1 was Asian.
Método de Pesquisa
Specifically, the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System—Second Edition (ABAS-II; Harrison & Oakland, 2003) was completed for each participant and compared with actual levels of work and residential independence.
Principais Descobertas
The participants’ adaptive behavior accounted for 40%–43% of the variance in their work and residence independence. The results from this field-based study indicated that participants who displayed higher levels of adaptive behavior generally worked and lived more independently. Participants with the lowest general adaptive behavior required the highest degree of community supports.
Comentário Avaliativo
Participants in this study received services from one agency. Thus, the degree to which relationships between adaptive behavior and work and residential living are found in adults with intellectual disabilities in other agencies is unknown and needs to be determined. In addition, the degrees of independence displayed throughworkand residential living are likely to be similar. For example, those working indepen dently also are likely to live independently. Thus, the placementofparticipantsinvocationalandresidential groups is unlikely to be independent. In addition, the inclusion of more participants who are independent in their work may have strengthened this study. The degree to which the 10 specific skills impact work and residential independence also should be explored.