The Library
Social capital and the reciprocal nature of family relationships : the perspective of individuals with mild intellectual disability
Tools
Tools
Tools
Giesbers, S. A. H., Hendricks, A. H. C., Hastings, Richard P., Jahoda, A., Tournier, T. and Embregts, P. J. C. M. (2019) Social capital and the reciprocal nature of family relationships : the perspective of individuals with mild intellectual disability. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities . (In Press)
![[img]](http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png) |
PDF
WRAP-social-capital-reciprocal-nature-family-relationships-perspective-individuals-mild-intellectual-disability-Hastings-2019.pdf - Accepted Version Embargoed item. Restricted access to Repository staff only - Requires a PDF viewer. Download (697Kb) |
Abstract
Even though family plays a significant role in the lives of individuals with intellectual disability, little research has included their own views about their families. This study examined how 138 people with mild intellectual disability describe their family group, with a focus on the reciprocal nature of the emotional support in relationships with family members. Participants reported “significant” family members beyond the nuclear family, and parents were seen as the main provider of support. Only half of participants had a support relationship with siblings and just 13% of participants reported partners. About 30% of support was reciprocal, and reciprocity varied greatly with the types of family connection (e.g., siblings, peers). Implications for future research as well as practice are discussed.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | ||||
| Publisher: | American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | ||||
| ISSN: | 1944-7515 | ||||
| Official Date: | 23 April 2019 | ||||
| Dates: |
|
||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 25 April 2019 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | In Press | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Related URLs: |
Request changes or add full text files to a record
Repository staff actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
