title: Family beyond parents? An exploration of family configurations and psychological adjustment in young adults with intellectual disabilities.
abstract: This research explores the family configurations of young adults with intellectual disability. Based on a sample of 40 individuals interviewed two times in a year, we found as many as four types of family configurations, with distinct compositions, and different types of social capital. This diversity is not without consequences for individual psychological adjustment. The results are discussed in the light of the configurational approach to families.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, University of Geneva, 40, boulevard du Pontd'Arve, 1211 Geneve 4, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Eric D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Widmer
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kempf
authors.forename: Marlène
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sapin
authors.forename: Giuliana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galli-Carminati
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult