Delay of gratification in young adults with Down syndrome.
Thirty-one young adults (17-23 years of age) with Down syndrome participated in two self-imposed delay of gratification trials. Thirty-six and forty-eight percent waited for the experimenter to return (15 minutes) on Trials 1 and 2 respectively, and thirty-six percent waited for the experimenter on both occasions. Expressive language differentiated those who waited from those who did not. A discriminant analysis which included measures of expressive language, temperament characteristics and parental attitudes to childrearing gave very good separation of the two groups. Directions for future researched are discussed.
Cuskelly
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Fred and Eleanor Schonell Special Education Research Centre, Graduate School of Education, University of Queensland. m.cuskelly@mailbox.uq.edu.au
Einam
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Jobling
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D004314:Down Syndrome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011930:Reaction Time; D013694:Temperament