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The number of families in which at least one parent has an intellectual disability remains unknown. Little is also known about the experiences of children growing up in such families. Single studies (e.g. retrospective studies of adult children) provide knowledge about such risk factors for child and family development as parentification or social stigma. The article presents the results of a systematic review of the literature (using the PsycArticles and PsycInfo databases) on the development of children in families with at least one parent with intellectual disability. The aim of the review was to explore the empirical research conducted so far in this area. The article ends with a list of recommendations for further empirical research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The number of families in which at least one parent has an intellectual disability remains unknown. Little is also known about the experiences of children growing up in such families. Single studies (e.g. retrospective studies of adult children) provide knowledge about such risk factors for child and family development as parentification or social stigma. The article presents the results of a systematic review of the literature (using the PsycArticles and PsycInfo databases) on the development of children in families with at least one parent with intellectual disability. The aim of the review was to explore the empirical research conducted so far in this area. The article ends with a list of recommendations for further empirical research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the results of research on relationship between life orientation and types of social participation (based on theoretical framework by Reinders, 2006) and age and educational context. The participants were 1675 individuals in early adolescence (n = 513), late adolescence (n = 594) and emerging adulthood (n = 568) attending six types of schools: gymnasium, high school, technical school, basic vocational school, university, and post-secondary school. Social Participation Questionnaire (SPQ) by Brzezińska, Hejmanowska and Rękosiewicz (Rękosiewicz, 2013b) has been used. Research results confirmed the increase of transitive orientation and the decrease of moratorium orientation and hence - a change in the frequency of occurrence of different types of social participation with age. Detailed analysis revealed significant differences between participants of the same age but attending other types of schools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]