Staff attributions about challenging behaviours of people with intellectual disabilities and transactional stress process: A qualitative study

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-39

  Cudre Mauroux, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Attributions; Challenging behaviours; People with intellectual disabilities; Staff; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; COOPERATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STAFF; STRESS; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GUILT; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SHAME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449143608     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2009.01221.x     Document Type: Article

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