Psychosocial concerns of adults with developmental disabilities: perspectives of the self, family member, and provider
By: Gaudet, Laura.
Contributor(s): Pulos, Steve | Crethar, Hugh | Burger, Susan.
Series: Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities 37 (1) 2002: 23-26.Publisher: 2002Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): SELF ADVOCACY | SELF AWARENESS | SELF EVALUATION | SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR | FAMILY PERSPECTIVESSummary: In this study, self-reports of people with developmental disabilities were compared with ratings from family members and providers. Areas that were assessed were cognition, interpersonal relationships, adaptation to daily living, emotions and sexuality. Results found that people with developmental disabilities can give reliable responses to self-report questionnaires that differ from the responses of families and providers.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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In this study, self-reports of people with developmental disabilities were compared with ratings from family members and providers. Areas that were assessed were cognition, interpersonal relationships, adaptation to daily living, emotions and sexuality. Results found that people with developmental disabilities can give reliable responses to self-report questionnaires that differ from the responses of families and providers.
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