Self-Appraised Lifestyle Satisfaction of Persons with Intellectual Disability: The Impact of Personal Characteristics and Community Residential Facilities.

Autor/in	Schwartz, Chaya
Titel	Self-Appraised Lifestyle Satisfaction of Persons with Intellectual Disability: The Impact of Personal Characteristics and Community Residential Facilities.
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 28 (2003) 3, S. 227-40Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1326-978X
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Adult Education; Adults; Behavior Problems; Foreign Countries; Group Homes; Housing; Independent Living; Individual Characteristics; Life Satisfaction; Mental Retardation; Physical Mobility; Predictor Variables; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Ausland; Gruppenheim; Unterkunft; Selbstverantwortung; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Lebensvollendung; Geistige Behinderung; Prädiktor
Abstract	A study involving 247 adults with intellectual disability living in group homes, and semi-independent and independent apartments, found residents' personal and behavioral characteristics explained more of the variance of total lifestyle satisfaction than the living arrangement. Participants who did not need mobility assistance or has less problem behaviors expressed higher lifestyle satisfaction. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Begutachtung	Peer reviewed
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC