Friendship among adults who have developmental disabilities
Clegg, Jennifer
Clegg, Jennifer
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Investigated the difference between people with developmental disabilities who did or did not have peer-group friends. 28 adults with developmental disabilities attending day centers were interviewed. Those with a friend were significantly more likely to describe themselves positively on all dimensions and to describe themselves as nondisabled. Ss without a peer-group friend were similar to lonely people without disabilities on 2 of 3 factors explored. Qualitative analysis of Ss' descriptions of their friendships suggested that most Ss had relatively superficial relationships, since Ss used descriptive constructs that ordinarily apply to strangers. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
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1991
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Clegg, J. A. & Standen, P. J. (1991). Friendship among adults who have developmental disabilities. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 95 (6), pp.663-671.