Young people with intellectual disabilities attending mainstream and segregated schooling: Perceived stigma, social comparison and future aspirations

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 432-444

  Cooney, Gayle ^a   Jahoda, A ^a   Gumley, A ^a   Knott, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspirations; Intellectual disability; Schooling; Social comparison; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OPTIMISM; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; STIGMA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); AWARENESS; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PEER GROUP; PREJUDICE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VOCABULARY;

EID: 33646249141     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2006.00789.x     Document Type: Article

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