Floor L, Rosen M
Am J Ment Defic. 1975 Mar;79(5):565-72.
Helplessness, or the inability to take effective action in a problem situation, appears to involve both behavioral-motivational and competence factors. As a personality characteristic, it may cause difficulties in community adjustment for mentally retarded persons. Helplessness in a group of mentally retarded adults was investigated through a set of behavioral and questionnaire measures specifically adapted for this population. Similar measures were applied to a CA control group. Both institutionalized and noninstitutionalized retarded subjects exhibited significantly more signs of helplessness than did the nonretarded control subjects. The results support the hypothesis that helplessness is a meaningful personality dimension among retarded persons and can be objectively measured.
无助感，即在问题情境中无法采取有效行动，似乎涉及行为动机和能力两方面因素。作为一种人格特征，它可能会给智障人士的社会适应带来困难。通过一组专门针对该人群调整的行为和问卷调查方法，对一群成年智障者的无助感进行了调查。类似的方法也应用于一个年龄匹配的对照组。与非智障对照组相比，无论是机构照料还是非机构照料的智障受试者都表现出明显更多的无助迹象。这些结果支持了这样一种假设，即无助感是智障人群中有意义的人格维度，并且可以进行客观测量。
