Abstract
This study is among the first pre–post examinations to explore differences in subjective well-being, adaptive and maladaptive behavior, close relationships, community integration, family members’ satisfaction with residential and community living settings, and family contact before and after the COVID-19 outbreak. Participants demonstrated better life satisfaction and adaptive behavior before COVID-19 than after COVID-19. Participants reported closer relationships with family members and peers before COVID-19 and closer relationships with staff members after COVID-19. The findings reveal mixed, although mostly negative, effects of the pandemic on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the community in Israel, in accord with extant comparative research.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 454-467 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Dec 2023 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- COVID-19
- community living
- intellectual and developmental disabilities
- subjective well-being
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine