Are People with an Intellectual Disability at Increased Risk of Attachment Difficulties? A Critical Review

Autor/inn/en	Hamadi, Layla; Fletcher, Helen K.
Titel	Are People with an Intellectual Disability at Increased Risk of Attachment Difficulties? A Critical Review
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 25 (2021) 1, S.114-130 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hamadi, Layla)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1744-6295
DOI	10.1177/1744629519864772
Schlagwörter	Intellectual Disability; At Risk Persons; Adults; Adolescents; Children; Attachment Behavior; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Incidence; Mental Health; Research Reports; Measures (Individuals); Test Validity; Test Reliability; Foreign Countries; Intelligence Tests; Netherlands; United Kingdom; Canada; Finland; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Risikogruppe; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Child; Kind; Kinder; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Vorkommen; Psychohygiene; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Messdaten; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Ausland; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Niederlande; Großbritannien; Kanada; Finnland
Abstract	Attachment difficulties are associated with a range of adverse outcomes in mental health, and people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) may be at greater risk of experiencing difficulties in their attachment relationships. This review critically evaluated recent research measuring the prevalence of attachment difficulties in people with ID. Eight studies met the inclusion criteria, and a higher prevalence of insecure and disorganized attachment classifications, and symptoms of attachment disorder, was found across a number of subgroups of people with diagnoses of ID. However, the validity and reliability of measures of attachment have not been empirically established in this population, and control groups were not always appropriate. These findings indicate the need to (1) develop reliable and standardized assessments of attachment for people with ID and (2) evaluate the efficacy of attachment-based interventions in relation to reducing psychological distress, mental health problems and expression of behaviours experienced by others as challenging. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01