Responsiveness to self-report questions about loneliness: A comparison of mainstream and intellectual disability-specific instruments

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 399-405

  Stancliffe, R J ^a   Wilson, N J ^a   Bigby, C ^b   Balandin, S ^c   Craig, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Assessment instruments; Comparison with the general community; Intellectual disability; Loneliness; Responsiveness; Self report

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; MODIFIED WORKER LONELINESS QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; RESPONSIVENESS; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL DISSATISFACTION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UCLA LONELINESS SCALE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84898441565     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jir.12024     Document Type: Article

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