title: Adaptation to group home living for adults with mental retardation as a function of previous residential placement.
abstract: Changes in adaptive functioning subsequent to a group home placement was assessed for deinstitutionalized and previously non-institutionalized adults with mental retardation. Results indicated that both groups experienced a significant increase in overall adaptive functioning subsequent to group home placement. The results also indicated that neither group experienced a significantly greater increase in adaptive behaviour compared to the other. Additionally, it was found that the deinstitutionalized group functioned at a higher adaptive level overall than did the previously non-institutionalized group. These results are consistent with previous research regarding the benefits of a group home placement on deinstitutionalized individuals. This research extends previous research by demonstrating that group home placements also have a significant impact on the adaptive behaviour of previously non-institutionalized individuals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 28223, USA.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Maisto
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003688:Deinstitutionalization; D005260:Female; D016352:Group Homes; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D008297:Male; D012114:Residential Treatment