Examining Predictors of Quality of Life of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities After Deinstitutionalization
dc.contributor.author | Ireland, Lauren Marie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-05-02T20:15:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-05-02T20:15:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-05-02 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10464/5408 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Brock University | en_US |
dc.subject | Intellectual Disability | en_US |
dc.subject | Quality of Life | en_US |
dc.subject | QOL | en_US |
dc.subject | Life Quality | en_US |
dc.subject | Deinstitutionalization | en_US |
dc.subject | Community Homes | en_US |
dc.subject | Community Living | en_US |
dc.subject | Disability | en_US |
dc.subject | Developmental Disability | en_US |
dc.subject | Multiple Regression | en_US |
dc.title | Examining Predictors of Quality of Life of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities After Deinstitutionalization | en_US |
dc.type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation | en |
dc.degree.name | M.A. Applied Disability Studies | en_US |
dc.degree.level | Masters | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Center for Applied Disability Studies | en_US |
dc.degree.discipline | Faculty of Social Sciences | en_US |
dc.embargo.terms | None | en_US |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-08-04T02:53:44Z |