Later Life Impacts of Social Participation on Parents of Adult Offspring with and without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Autor/in	Olsen, Darren L.
Titel	Later Life Impacts of Social Participation on Parents of Adult Offspring with and without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Quelle	In: American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 123 (2018) 1, S.50-60 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1944-7515
Schlagwörter	Parents; Older Adults; Intellectual Disability; Developmental Disabilities; Children; Interpersonal Relationship; Social Life; Depression (Psychology); Friendship; Participation; Family Relationship; Predictor Variables; Family Structure + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Eltern; Älterer Erwachsener; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Entwicklungsstörung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Soziales Leben; Freundschaft; Teilnahme; Prädiktor; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem
Abstract	Social participation is an important resource for parents in old age, and may be particularly important for parents living with adult offspring with intellectual and developmental disabilities. To evaluate whether socializing with friends and family and participating in social organizations protects against depression in old age, this study examined parents of adult offspring with disabilities (n = 164) and without disabilities (n = 820). As expected, more socializing with friends and more participating in organizations were associated with fewer depressive symptoms for all parents. However, socializing with family members predicted fewer depressive symptoms only for parents co-residing with their adult offspring with disabilities, suggesting that socializing with family is particularly important for parents providing direct care to adults with disabilities. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://www.aaiddjournals.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01