The role of thriving in mental health among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities during the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 pandemic in Canada-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The role of thriving in mental health among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Canada

Published:2023-11-21 Issue:1 Volume:37 Page:
ISSN:1360-2322
Container-title:Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
language:en
Short-container-title:Research Intellect Disabil

Author:

Sellitto Teresa¹^ORCID,Fraser‐Thomas Jessica²,Bassett‐Gunter Rebecca L.²,Lee Vivian³^ORCID,Lunsky Yona⁴⁵^ORCID,Balogh Robert⁶^ORCID,Weiss Jonathan A.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Psychology York University Toronto Ontario Canada

2. School of Kinesiology and Health Science York University Toronto Ontario Canada

3. Department of Psychology Carleton University Ottawa Ontario Canada

4. Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto Ontario Canada

5. Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada

6. Faculty of Health Sciences University of Ontario Institute of Technology Oshawa Ontario Canada

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundThe COVID‐19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the mental health of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Numerous pandemic‐related stressors experienced by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities may have impacted their ability to thrive, which has been linked to mental health outcomes. The current study examined the associations among COVID‐19 stressors, thriving, and mental health problems among youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.MethodCaregivers of 159 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities between 12 and 35 years of age from Canada completed an online questionnaire.ResultsA mediation analysis revealed that COVID‐19 stressors were positively associated with mental health problems, and that thriving partially mediated this association.ConclusionOur findings suggest that experiences of thriving may be an important target for mental health support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Developmental and Educational Psychology,Education

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jar.13177

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