An exploration of the social and friendship experiences of adolescent girls with developmental disabilities: Perspectives of girls and their parents.

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q1 EDUCATION, SPECIAL

Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Pub Date : 2026-03-08 DOI:10.3109/13668250.2026.2630396

Kelly Offutt, Elisabeth Rice

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Abstract

Background: This study explored the social and friendship experiences of adolescent girls with developmental disabilities through the perspectives of girls and their parents.

Method: An inductive approach based on Merriam and Tisdell's qualitative design was used, together with components of grounded theory. Interviews were completed with 12 adolescent girls with developmental disabilities and their parents.

Results: Contrary to the persistent narrative of girls with developmental disabilities as disinterested in friendships, girls in this study showed a strong interest in social opportunities and friendships. Unfortunately, the social environments that the girls have been placed in were rarely affirming of their social profiles, and parents were often expected to compensate for this lack of support. Participants reported a variety of social challenges.

Conclusion: Stronger social support including environments that are affirming of the unique profile of girls with developmental disabilities is warranted.

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青春期发育障碍女孩的社交和友谊经历的探索：女孩及其父母的视角。

背景：本研究从发育障碍少女及其父母的角度探讨发育障碍少女的社交和友谊体验。方法：采用基于Merriam和Tisdell定性设计的归纳方法，并结合扎根理论的组成部分。对12名有发育障碍的青春期女孩及其父母进行了访谈。结果：与有发育障碍的女孩对友谊不感兴趣的一贯叙述相反，本研究中的女孩对社会机会和友谊表现出强烈的兴趣。不幸的是，女孩们所处的社会环境很少能肯定她们的社会形象，而父母往往被期望弥补这种支持的缺失。参与者报告了各种各样的社会挑战。结论：有必要加强社会支持，包括肯定发育障碍女孩独特形象的环境。

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Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability (formerly the Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities) is the official journal of the Australasian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability (ASSID). JIDD is an international, multidisciplinary journal in the field of intellectual and developmental disability. The journal publishes original qualitative and quantitative research papers, literature reviews, conceptual articles, brief reports, case reports, data briefs, and opinions and perspectives.