Mills Annie S, Sellitto Teresa, Sorken Dallas D, Saunders Katie, Bishop Lauren, Gorter Jan Willem, Weiss Jonathan A
Psychology Department, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2025 May;38(3):e70077. doi: 10.1111/jar.70077.
There has been a shift in recent decades towards studying the strengths of people with intellectual disability to promote wellbeing. This study developed a conceptualisation of thriving specific to adolescents with intellectual disability.
A photo-elicitation qualitative design was used. Participants were 12 adolescents (ages 12-19) with a diagnosis of intellectual disability and their parents. Adolescents and their parents separately chose photos demonstrating thriving for the adolescent. Semi-structured interviews were conducted.
Reflexive thematic analysis was used. Five core themes that interact and contribute to thriving were developed: Enjoying Life, Developing, Having a Positive Sense of Self, Connecting, and Mattering. Parents also identified the importance of adolescents being Safe & Supported.
This thriving framework can serve as a guiding template for community supports and future quantitative research studies for adolescents with intellectual disability.
近几十年来，研究智力残疾者的优势以促进幸福感的方向发生了转变。本研究针对智力残疾青少年提出了一种繁荣发展的概念化理解。
采用照片引发式定性设计。参与者为12名被诊断为智力残疾的青少年（年龄在12至19岁之间）及其父母。青少年及其父母分别选择展示青少年繁荣发展的照片。进行了半结构化访谈。
采用反思性主题分析。形成了五个相互作用并促进繁荣发展的核心主题：享受生活、成长发展、拥有积极的自我认知、建立联系和有重要意义。父母们还指出了青少年获得安全与支持的重要性。
这个繁荣发展框架可作为社区支持以及未来针对智力残疾青少年的定量研究的指导模板。
