title: Digital literacy of youth and young adults with intellectual disability predicted by support needs and social maturity.
abstract: This study investigated relationships between digital propensity and support needs as well as predictors of digital propensity in the context of support intensity, age, gender, and social maturity. A total of 118 special education teachers rated the support intensity, digital propensity, and social maturity of 352 students with intellectual disability. Leveraging the Digital Propensity Index, Supports Intensity Scale, and the Social Maturity Scale, descriptive statistics, correlations, multiple regressions, and regression analyses were employed. The findings revealed significant relationships between digital propensity and support needs. In addition, significant predictors of digital propensity were found with regard to support intensity, age, gender, and social maturity.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Education , Korea University , Seoul , Korea.
authors.forename: Soonhwa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seok
authors.affiliation: b Solers Research Group , Orlando , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Boaventura
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: DaCosta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003197:Computer Literacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D012944:Social Support; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: digital propensity; intellectual disability; support intensity; support needs