Positive impact and its relationship to well-being in parents of children with intellectual disability: A literature review

International Journal of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-19

  Horsley, Sarah ^a   Oliver, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Challenging behaviours; Children; Gender; Intellectual disability; Parents; Positive; Syndrome; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; OPTIMISM; PARENT; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; WELLBEING;

EID: 84919629550     PISSN: 20473869     EISSN: 20473877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047387713Y.0000000026     Document Type: Review

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