When life changes: use and effects of behavioral coping strategies among relatives of people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic posed risks to the wellbeing of different groups in society. This study focuses on relatives of people with intellectual disabilities in the Netherlands. Their behavioral coping strategies, effects on psychological quality of life (QoL), and differences according to...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Developmental Disabilities Vol. 72; no. 3; pp. 450 - 461 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
May2026
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