RESETTLING MENTALLY-RETARDED ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY - ALMOST 4 YEARS LATER

  • 1 January 1979
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 83  (4) , 323-329
Abstract
A cohort of 63 mentally retarded human adults from 3 state schools was studied longitudinally for almost 4 yr from the time they were resettled at a community residence in a large city to determine whether changes in self-image, interpersonal relationships, work experience, use of leisure time, personal decision-making and social competency would occur as a result of living in a new environment. Results of 3 interviews at different points in time were compared and presented previously by Birenbaum and Seiffer. Results obtained through 3rd- and 4th-wave interviews of 42 residents who remained at the community residence for almost 4 yr were compared. Respondents maintained steady involvement in sheltered workshops and had some personal relations with peers, but they were less active participants in leisure activities in the community and more restricted in personal decision-making at home.

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