A5064159143- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Disability Education and Employment
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Mind wandering and attention
- Social Issues in Poland
- Education and Cultural Studies
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Polish Legal and Social Issues
- Cognitive Functions and Memory
Jagiellonian University
2014-2024
Institute of Psychology
2020-2024
Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
2014-2021
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Psychology
2014
Background: In this study we aimed to assess symptoms of anxiety and depression in persons with developmental disabilities during COVID-19 lockdown. Method: Soon after school closures related the pandemic, conducted telephone interviews 64 vocational students disabilities, majority whom had mild intellectual disability, their parents. The parents were asked about stressful events experienced assessed screening measures for (GAD-7) (PHQ-8). Results: Over one third tested reported or more...
Persons with intellectual disability are a group at risk of being exposed to overly demanding problem-solving situations, which may produce learned helplessness. The research was based on the informational model consequences exposure an unsolvable task and ability recognize symptoms cognitive exhaustion were tested in 120 students mild disability. After task, persons experimental obtained lower results than control escape/avoidance learning but similar result found divergent thinking fluency...
Abstract The Self-Perception Profile for Children (SPPC) is a measure which allows one to assess children’s self-concept. Our article presents this instrument’s psychometric properties within Polish sample. In our study we tested 432 elementary school students and 14 form teachers. As validity indicators used the Teacher’s Rating Scale of Child’s Actual Behavior (TRS) average grade previous semester. version SPPC yielded good properties. factorial structure paralleled original version....
Abstract Zigler’s theory assumes that due to frequent negative personal experiences, persons with intellectual disability are likely develop specific personality traits which hinder their functioning. The Edward Zigler-Yale Personality Questionnaire (EZPQ) is a measure allows these be assessed. However, studies in the was used report problems its factorial structure and reliability. We evaluated psychometric properties of EZPQ three consecutive conducted different samples 336, 330, 310...
Background In this study we aimed to explore how intelligence and executive functioning are related decision-making regarding social situations in persons with mild ID.Method We studied 80 vocational school students ID; the controls were of a similar age. assessed ability Important Life Decisions Task. Intelligence was Wechsler Adult Scale – Revised (WAIS-R), Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST).Results The WAIS-R Verbal Comprehension Memory/Freedom From Distractibility factors predicted...
Decision-making capability is essential in fulfilling the need for autonomy of people with intellectual disability. In this study we aimed to examine decision-making regarding important social situations disability at different stages process. We studied 80 vocational school students mild and a similar age from mass vocation schools. assessed Important Life Decisions Task (ILDT). Students obtained significantly lower scores than controls each stories ILDT as stage overall final score The...
Abstract In this study we aimed to assess the influence of school-based neurofeedback training on attention students with autism and intellectual disabilities. We assessed 24 a special education center who attended sessions during schoolyear; also 25 controls from same center. used two computer tasks sustained in simple cognitively demanding test situations, pen-and-paper task selective attention. Each student took part was tested at beginning end schoolyear. Students experimental group...
Background This paper describes a conceptual replication of study the personality characteristics that Zigler’s theory attributes to people with intellectual disability. Our is first attempt in over twenty years assess specific person-ality traits considered this using experimental tasks. Participants and procedure We studied 25 students special vocational schools diagnosed mild disability, controls from main-stream schools, primary school similar level general cognitive ability as...
In this study we examined how specific personality traits are related to psychosocial adjustment in people with intellectual disability. We studied 73 students mild disability and 25 moderate who attended special schools Poland. Personality were assessed the Revised Edward Zigler-Yale Questionnaire (EZPQ-16R) assess used a total-difficulties score Strengths Difficulties (SDQ). hypothesized predictive relationship between adjustment. The relation was stronger than significant for each of it...