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The measurement of subjective wellbeing in people with intellectual disability in Australia

McGillivray, J. A. and Lau, A. L. D. 2007, The measurement of subjective wellbeing in people with intellectual disability in Australia, in Proceedings of the 9th Australian Conference on Quality of Life, Deakin University, [Burwood, Vic.], pp. 1-8.

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Field of Research 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology
Title of paper The measurement of subjective wellbeing in people with intellectual disability in Australia
Author(s) McGillivray, J. A.
Lau, A. L. D.
Date 2007
Conference name Australian Conference on Quality of Life (9th : 2007 : Burwood, Vic.)
Title of proceedings Proceedings of the 9th Australian Conference on Quality of Life
Conference location Burwood, Vic.
Conference dates 22 November 2007
ISBN 9781741561029
Publisher Deakin University
Place of publication [Burwood, Vic.]
Start page 1
End page 8
Language eng
Summary The importance of measuring quality of life, and most particularly the personal wellbeing of people with intellectual disabilities (ID), is now recognized. The measurement of wellbeing is an important component of program evaluation and can assist in the identification and planning of individualized support needs. There remains, however, a need for further research in this area. This paper describes a new scale, the Personal Wellbeing Index Intellectual Disability Scales (PWI-ID), which has been shown to be valid and reliable. Data is presented regarding its use in the measurement of wellbeing in people with ID and the focus of discussion is on its advantages and limitations.
HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed
HERDC collection year 2008
Research Office code 20072516
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30018034
 
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