2018
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2016.0689
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An Online Life Like Any Other: Identity, Self-Determination, and Social Networking Among Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

Abstract: Research focusing on online identity and the personal experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) is currently limited. Eleven adults with ID were interviewed regarding personal experiences of being online and using social media. Data were analyzed qualitatively using thematic network analysis. Two global themes, online relatedness and sharing and online agency and support, highlighted the positive potential of social media in enabling the development and maintenance of social bonds, valued socia… Show more

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“…Chadwick and Fullwood ( 2017 ) conducted a small UK and Ireland based qualitative, phenomenologically focused, study of the online lives of eleven people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. Two had Down syndrome and five had autism.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Chadwick and Fullwood ( 2017 ) conducted a small UK and Ireland based qualitative, phenomenologically focused, study of the online lives of eleven people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. Two had Down syndrome and five had autism.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…En línea con la literatura disponible (Chadwick y Fullwood, 2018;Frielink et al, 2018;Jones et al, 2018), los resultados de esta investigación ponen de manifiesto cómo el desarrollo de habilidades para la autodeterminación es un tema aún pendiente entre el colectivo de personas adultas con discapacidad intelectual. Los datos de este estudio coinciden con las conclusiones de investigaciones como las de Frielink et al (2018) y Oswald et al (2018) al evidenciar niveles bajos de autodeterminación en la etapa adulta.…”
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“…31-52 -34 -A pesar de los buenos resultados, la investigación sobre autodeterminación más reciente sugiere ampliar el estudio del constructo. En primer lugar, los autores evidencian la necesidad de investigar el desarrollo de habilidades para la autodeterminación en personas adultas, ya que la mayor parte de los estudios sobre autodeterminación se focalizan en la adolescencia y en la etapa de transición a la vida adulta (Chadwick y Fullwood, 2018;Chou, Wehmeyer, Palmer y Lee, 2017;Frielink, Schuengel y Embregts, 2018;Shogren, Wehmeyer, Palmer, Rifenbark y Little, 2015), existiendo un gran desconocimiento sobre cómo seguir trabajando estas habilidades en etapas posteriores.…”
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