A preliminary study of perceived stress in adults with intellectual disabilities according to self-report and informant ratings

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Lunsky, Yona and Bramston, Paul. 2006. "A preliminary study of perceived stress in adults with intellectual disabilities according to self-report and informant ratings." Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability. 31 (1), pp. 20-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/13668250500488660

Article Title	A preliminary study of perceived stress in adults with intellectual disabilities according to self-report and informant ratings
ERA Journal ID	36256
Article Category	Article
Authors	Lunsky, Yona (Author) and Bramston, Paul (Author)
Journal Title	Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability
Journal Citation	31 (1), pp. 20-27
Number of Pages	7
Year	2006
Place of Publication	London, United Kingdom
ISSN	1366-8250
	1469-9532
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1080/13668250500488660
Abstract	Background. Stress is a major risk factor for mental health problems in individuals with intellectual disabilities, but few studies on stress have been conducted that take both the perspective of the person with the disability and the caregiver into account. The present study evaluated an informant version of the Lifestress Inventory, and compared it to the self-report version. Method. Seventy pairs of individuals with intellectual disability and their caregivers completed the Lifestress Inventory, the Inventory of Negative Social Interactions and the Birleson Depression Scale. Results. Informant and self-report ratings on the Lifestress Inventory were internally reliable, showed modest agreement with each other and correlated with the negative Social Interactions and Depression measures. The most troublesome stressors reported by informants and self-reports differed, however, and families tended to agree more with self-reports than staff informants. Conclusions. The informant version of the Lifestress Inventory is a suitable parallel instrument but not a replacement for self reports.
Keywords	adult; informant; intellectual disability; self-report; stress
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	520105. Psychological methodology, design and analysis
	520399. Clinical and health psychology not elsewhere classified
	420313. Mental health services
Public Notes	© 2006 Australasian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability Inc. Published version deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.
Byline Affiliations	University of Toronto, Canada
	Department of Psychology

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