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Direct linkChungseo Kang; Minjong Youn – SAGE Open, 2024
Utilizing the Survey of Adult Skills from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) and the OECD database, this study investigates the role of gender inequality and public social spending in the gender gap in Not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEET) risk across various age cohorts. The research identifies a…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Gender Issues, Sex Fairness, Adults
Walsh, Niamh; Barr, Owen; Lang, Deirdre; Currid, Melissa; Hoey, Carmel – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Challenges exist in respect of people with intellectual disabilities who, with the increasing life expectancy, have a growing risk of age-related degenerative conditions. Changes in bone health are associated with increasing age and the bone health of people who have intellectual disabilities is well documented in the literature as being poor in…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Human Body, Measurement, Aging (Individuals)
Manduchi, Beatrice; Walshe, Margaret; Burke, Éilish; Carroll, Rachael; McCallion, Philip; McCarron, Mary – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: Choking is a serious and under-recognised condition for adults with intellectual disability (ID), with health, psychological and potentially fatal consequences. This study aims to determine the prevalence and risk factors for choking in a population-based sample of older adults with ID. Method: 597 adults with ID (mean age: 60 years…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Eating Disorders, Incidence, Older Adults
Connelly, J. P.; O'Connell, Michael – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
Maternal depression has consistently demonstrated reliability as a predictor of major depression in children. However, the effect of gender as a potential moderator remains under-researched. This study examined gender differences in depression and hypothesized that maternal depression would be more greatly associated with depression in girls by…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Mothers, At Risk Persons, Preadolescents
Embregts, Petri J. C. M.; Nijs, Sara L. P.; van Oorsouw, Wietske M. W. J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: One would assume that infection outbreaks such as the COVID-19 pandemic have a deleterious effect upon the physical, mental, and/or social functioning of people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Methods: A systematic search of four databases produced 18 articles. General information pertaining to the topics under consideration,…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Communicable Diseases, COVID-19, Pandemics
Doyle, Anne; O'Sullivan, Michael; Craig, Sarah; McConkey, Roy – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: People with intellectual disability die younger than their non-disabled peers. In recent years, greater attention has been paid to closing the gap. However, evidence that this is being achieved is limited by the dearth of longitudinal, national data. Method: Over 4,000 decedents identified in the Irish National Intellectual Disability…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Mortality Rate, Population Trends, Age Differences
Connor, Eilis O.; Corcoran, Yvonne – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
This study elicited the experiences of nurses caring for children with life-limiting conditions and their family, within a community based intellectual disability service. A qualitative descriptive research approach was adopted where purposeful sampling recruited 10 participants. Data was collected using one to one semi-structured interviews and…
Descriptors: Nurses, Children, Intellectual Disability, At Risk Persons
D'Urso, Giulio; Symonds, Jennifer – Educational Review, 2023
Investigating the risk factors associated with bullying and victimisation in Ireland is important for understanding the individual and environmental conditions in which these actions emerge, and for informing the design of preventative programmes in childhood and adolescence. The aim of this systematic review is to identify studies which, over the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Risk, Victims, Prevention
Neary, Aoife – Teaching Education, 2020
The personal/professional boundary poses particular difficulties for LGB teachers because of the pervasive presumption of heterosexuality. Furthermore, the teaching profession's concern with the care of children combines with reductive ideas about sexuality and gender identity to pose specific vulnerabilities for LGB teachers. In many contexts…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Teacher Characteristics, Social Attitudes, Social Bias
Curtin, Margaret; O'Shea, Maria; Hayes, Claire – Child Care in Practice, 2023
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on all aspects of life. The physical health burden predominately impacts adults. However, the psychological burden has impacted significantly on the development and wellbeing of babies and young children. The aim of this research was to explore the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on vulnerable…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Low Income Groups, At Risk Persons
Flynn, Susan – Child Care in Practice, 2021
Disabled children experience increased risk of abuse and neglect. Concurrently, serious concerns and practical impediments persist regarding the capacity of statutory child protection and welfare services to respond adequately to their needs. Specifically, the focus in this article is on the assessment stage of the social work process within child…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Children, Child Abuse
Benatov, Joy; Klomek, Anat Brunstein; Shira, Barzilay; Apter, Alan; Carli, Vladimir; Wasserman, Camilla; Hoven, Christina W.; Sarchiapone, Marco; Balazs, Juit; Bobes, Julio; Brunner, Romuald; Corcoran, Paul; Cosman, Doina; Haring, Christian; Kahn, Jean-Pierre; Keeley, Helen; Kereszteny, Agnes; Podlogar, Tina; Postuvan, Vita; Saiz, Pilar A.; Sisask, Merike; Varnik, Airi; Wasserman, Danuta – Journal of School Violence, 2020
Peer victimization is a major stressor adolescents often face in the school environment, and has been linked to depression and suicidal risk. This study analyzed the associations between three behavioral coping strategies (avoidance, seeking social support from adults/peers, and retaliation) and depression and suicidal ideation. Participants…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Bullying, Victims, Coping
McCausland, Darren; McCallion, Philip; Brennan, Damien; McCarron, Mary – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Adults with an intellectual disability (ID) have much lower rates of employment than their counterparts without intellectual disability, which increases their risk of poverty and social exclusion. Differential treatment of people with intellectual disability in welfare and training policies suggests an expectation they will be passive…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Employment
Egan, Caroline; Dalton, Caroline Teresa – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2019
Background: People with intellectual disabilities are experiencing increased longevity, and in parallel, their family caregivers are also ageing. The literature identifies that these caregivers are at risk of burden. The aim of this study was to measure the level of caregiver burden among older carers of adults with intellectual disabilities in an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Adults, Intellectual Disability
McBride, Ruari-Santiago; Neary, Aoife – Gender and Education, 2021
In this article, we demonstrate how the theory of vulnerability-in-resistance is manifest in the school experiences of trans youth in Ireland. Despite rapidly changing cultural attitudes towards gender and sexuality diversity and increasing visibility of LGBTI+ youth, we show that trans youth in Ireland continue to be vulnerable to…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Sexual Identity, At Risk Persons, Social Bias
