University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Il, USA.
Intellect Dev Disabil. 2011 Apr;49(2):86-102. doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-49.2.86.
Interviews were conducted with 17 individuals who had intellectual disability to expand our understanding of the impact of self-determination in their life. Themes emerging from the interviews were grouped into three categories: meaning of self-determination, learning about self-determination, and dreams for the future. Participants described self-determination as being able to make choices and be in control of one's life and setting as well as being able to work toward goals and engage in advocacy. Participants discussed the importance of supports for expressing self-determination and identified environmental characteristics that promoted and inhibited self-determination. Overall, their perceptions confirm the importance of promoting personal development of skills and attitudes associated with self-determination and systems change to create environmental opportunities for self-determination and causal agency. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.
访谈了 17 名智力障碍者，以扩展我们对自我决定对他们生活影响的理解。访谈中出现的主题分为三类：自我决定的意义、了解自我决定以及对未来的梦想。参与者将自我决定描述为能够做出选择并掌控自己的生活和环境，能够朝着目标努力并参与倡导。参与者讨论了支持表达自我决定的重要性，并确定了促进和抑制自我决定的环境特征。总的来说，他们的看法证实了促进与自我决定相关的技能和态度的个人发展以及进行系统变革以创造自我决定和因果关系机会的重要性。讨论了对未来研究和实践的影响。
