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J T Hull

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PubMed1981

Factors which contribute to normalization in residential facilities for the mentally iii.

There is a growing body of evidence which suggests that normalization is significantly related to improved adaptive functioning among disabled persons. If this is so, then the concept of normalization should be taken into account in program planning. The present study suggests that characteristics of clients such as age and adaptive functioning level contribute to the achievement of high levels of environmental normalization in residential settings, but that characteristics of the residence, particularly its size, and the number of types of disability groups residing in the home, as well as the nature of the community in which the residence is located are even more important than individual characteristics. Some tentative conclusions for planning residential facilities are advanced.

Adult↗
PubMed1981

Predicting adaptive functioning among mentally ill persons in community settings.

Attempts to improve instrumental role performance among mentally ill persons have traditionally focused on the modification of individual level variables. Recent interest in environmental-behavioral linkages, however, has led to attempt to isolate environmental variables which are both readily manipulable and significantly related to improved instrumental role performance. The present study examines the impact of a variety of individual, residential, and community variables on instrumental role performance using multiple regression analysis. The 10 variables in the equation had a multiple r of .77 with total score on the Residential portion of the Adaptive Functioning Index, indicating that they account for 60% of the variance in scores. Individual level variables account for 3% of the variance, while environmental variables, primarily those related to normalization account for 57% of the variance. The data suggest that environmental normalization may be an effective technology as well as an ideology.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1980

Predicting adaptive functioning of mentally retarded persons in community settings.

The impact of a variety of individual, residential, and community variables on adaptive functioning of retarded persons was examined using a multiple-regression analysis. Individual characteristics (especially IQ) accounted for 21 percent of the variance, while environmental variables, primarily those related to normalization, accounted for 35 percent. The data suggest that environmental normalization may be an effective technology for the promotion of independent functioning of retarded people as well as an ideology.

Adolescent↗