Self-Reported Well-Being of Women and Men with Intellectual Disabilities in England

Autor/inn/en	Emerson, Eric; Hatton, Chris
Titel	Self-Reported Well-Being of Women and Men with Intellectual Disabilities in England
Quelle	In: American Journal on Mental Retardation, 113 (2008) 2, S.143-155 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-8017
DOI	10.1352/0895-8017(2008)113[143:SWOWAM]2.0.CO;2
Schlagwörter	Marital Status; Mental Retardation; Foreign Countries; Psychological Patterns; Well Being; Individual Characteristics; Socioeconomic Status; Interpersonal Relationship; Life Satisfaction; Correlation; Gender Differences; Friendship; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familienstand; Geistige Behinderung; Ausland; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Lebensvollendung; Korrelation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Freundschaft
Abstract	We investigated the association between indicators of subjective well-being and the personal characteristics, socioeconomic position, and social relationships of a sample of 1,273 English adults with intellectual disabilities. Mean overall happiness with life was 71% of the scale maximum, a figure only marginally lower than typically reported among the general population. Variation in subjective well-being was strongly and consistently related to indicators of socioeconomic position and, to a lesser extent, social relationships. For women, being single was associated with greater well-being on all indicators. For men, there was no association between marital status and well-being. Relationships with friends who also had intellectual disabilities appeared to be protective against feeling helpless. (Author).
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://aaidd.allenpress.com
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Update	2017/4/10