Subjective quality of life of women with intellectual disabilities: The role of perceived control over their own life in self-determined behaviour

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-79

  Strnadová, Iva ^a,b   Evans, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Self determination; Well being; Women with intellectual disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 83255185091     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2011.00646.x     Document Type: Article

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