The relationship between quality of life and self‐determination: an international study

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Authors

Yves Lachapelle · Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Michael L. Wehmeyer · University of Kansas

Marie-Claire Haelewyck · University of Mons

Yannick Courbois · Université de Lille

Kenneth D. Keith · San Diego State University

Robert L. Schalock · Babcock & Wilcox (United States)

Miguel Ángel Verdugo Alonso

Abstract

The study replicates findings from a previous study with an international sample and confirms the importance of self-determination to enhance QOL. Subsequent research should examine the direction of the relationship between self-determination and QOL and examine the relationship of essential characteristics of self-determined behaviour and core domains of QOL in greater detail.

Topics & Keywords

Disability Education and Employment Down syndrome and intellectual disability research Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volume 49, Issue 10, pp. 740-744

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00743.x

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