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ArticleJournal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID2025

Parents' Emotional Journey Throughout Their Participation in a Well-Being Support Group Intervention.

Mélina Boulé, Mélina Rivard, Catherine Mello

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Article in Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mélina BouléDepartment of Psychology, University of Quebec in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1528-0706
Mélina RivardDepartment of Psychology, University of Quebec in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0578-6818
Catherine MelloDepartment of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8985-3170

Funding

Fonds de Recherche du Québec - SantéFonds de Recherche du Québec-Société et CultureStrategic Innovation Fund
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFamily carers often lack support for their own well-being as they navigate diagnostic and early intervention services for intellectual and developmental disabilities.

methodsThis study explored the emotional journey of carers during Early Positive Approaches to Support, an 8-week group program. Participants journaled their emotional experiences at the beginning and end of each session.

resultsThere was a significant increase in comfortable emotions and a decrease in uncomfortable emotions by the program's end.

conclusionsThese findings suggest that the program improved carers' ability to self-regulate their emotions and manage challenges. This study also highlights the value of self-observation to understand carers' emotional landscapes in interventions targeting their well-being.

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CaregiversDevelopmental DisabilitiesEmotionsIntellectual DisabilityParentsSelf-Help GroupsAdultChildFemaleHumansMaleMiddle Agedemotional well‐beingintellectual and developmental disabilitiesinterventionsjournalingparents

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PMID40771146
PMCPMC12329625

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