Examining Predictors of Quality of Life of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities After Deinstitutionalization
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Center for Applied Disability Studies |
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Data(s) |
02/05/2014
02/05/2014
02/05/2014
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Resumo |
This study examined if a person’s quality of life could be predicted by six relevant factors in a sample of 114 individuals with intellectual disability who had moved from institutional settings to community living settings within Ontario. Further, two aspects of self-efficacy were tested to see if they moderated the relationship between the possible predictors and the quality of life indicator. The initial multiple regression model accounted for a very small amount of the variance in the outcome (r2 = .08). The second analysis included decision-making as a predictor (r2 = .35) but did not find it to be moderator. The third analysis used opportunities for change as a predictor (r2 = .28), and as a moderator with two significant interaction terms, health and years in an institutional setting (r2 = .35). These findings support the often-theorized influence of self-efficacy on quality of life for individuals with intellectual disability. |
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Idioma(s) |
eng |
Publicador |
Brock University |
Palavras-Chave | #Intellectual Disability #Quality of Life #QOL #Life Quality #Deinstitutionalization #Community Homes #Community Living #Disability #Developmental Disability #Multiple Regression |
Tipo |
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |