ABSTRACT
Background: This study focused on attitudes of workers and family members towards self-determination of individuals with intellectual disability. First, we compare their self-determination attitudes. Second, we test the link from mutual communication (workers and family members perceive that the other party openly dialogues about self-determination) to individual attitudes. Finally, we examine the relationship between mutual communication and affinity in attitudes.
Method: We conducted a survey study with 111 organisations (914 workers and 845 family members).
Results: Workers have more positive attitudes than family members. In addition, high mutual communication was associated with individual positive attitudes towards self-determination and shared attitudes between workers and family members.
Conclusions: When both workers and family members perceive that the other party is accessible and willing to engage in open dialogue about self-determination issues, their attitudes converge.
Acknowledgements
The authors want to thank “PLENA INCLUSIÓN” and associated centres that participated in the studies.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
ORCID
Esther Gracia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1354-4061