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Examining the Factor Structure and Hierarchical Nature of the Quality of Life Construct
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Wang, Mian; Schalock, Robert L.; Verdugo, Miguel A.; Jenaro, Christina – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
There is considerable debate in the area of individual quality of life research regarding the factor structure and hierarchical nature of the quality of life construct. Our purpose in this study was to test via structural equation modeling an a priori quality of life model consisting of eight first-order factors and one second-order factor. Data…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Factor Structure
Family Quality of Life of Turkish Families Who Have Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism
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Meral, Bekir Fatih; Cavkaytar, Atilla; Turnbull, Ann P.; Wang, Mian – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2013
This study examined family quality of life (FQOL) of Turkish families who have children with intellectual disabilities (ID) and autism. To research the perceptions of FQOL and relevant predictive relationships, data were gathered from 3,009 families who have children with ID and autism. The data were collected by using a Socio-demographic Family…
Descriptors: Autism, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Family Environment
Family Quality of Life: A Framework for Policy and Social Service Provisions to Support Families of Children with Disabilities
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Wang, Mian; Brown, Roy – Journal of Family Social Work, 2009
As a new extension of individual quality-of-life (QOL) framework that has been widely embraced in the field of disability to affect policy making, guide service delivery, and enhance outcomes of individuals with disabilities, family quality of life (FQoL) has been increasingly recognized as an important concept in the area of family supports for…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Family Programs, Quality of Life, Developmental Disabilities
Family Quality of Life when There Is a Child with a Developmental Disability
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Brown, Roy I.; MacAdam-Crisp, Jacqueline; Wang, Mian; Iarocci, Grace – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2006
The conceptualization of individual quality of life is reasonably well established, and now family quality of life and intellectual disability is emerging as an important field of study. This article examines comparative family quality of life in three types of families: those with a child who has Down syndrome, those with a child with autism, and…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Autism, Quality of Life, Developmental Disabilities