Measuring the emotional development of adults with ID

Abstract

Purpose

This paper demonstrates that it is both possible and useful to measure the emotional developmental stage of people with intellectual disability.

Design/methodology/approach

A tool was designed, based on a stage theory of development and tested for reliability and validity.

Findings

The tool was found to be both reliable and valid.

Originality/value

This is new work with no predecessor.

Citation

Frankish, P. (2013), "Measuring the emotional development of adults with ID", Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, Vol. 7 No. 5, pp. 272-276. https://doi.org/10.1108/AMHID-06-2013-0045