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- Title
Efficacy and Social Validity of Peer Network Interventions for High School Students With Severe Disabilities.
- Authors
Asmus, Jennifer M.; Carter, Erik W.; Moss, Colleen K.; Biggs, Elizabeth E.; Bolt, Daniel M.; Born, Tiffany L.; Bottema-Beutel, Kristen; Brock, Matthew E.; Cattey, Gillian N.; Cooney, Molly; Fesperman, Ethan S.; Hochman, Julia M.; Huber, Heartley B.; Lequia, Jenna L.; Lyons, Gregory L.; Vincent, Lori B.; Weir, Katie
- Abstract
This randomized controlled trial examined the efficacy of peer network interventions to improve the social connections of 47 high school students with severe disabilities. School staff invited, trained, and supported 192 peers without disabilities to participate in individualized social groups that met throughout one semester. Compared to adolescents in the "business-as-usual" control group (n = 48), students receiving peer networks gained significantly more new social contacts and friendships. Although many peer relationships maintained one and two semesters later, their spill over beyond the school day was limited. Students and staff affirmed the social validity of the interventions. We offer recommendations for research and practice aimed at improving the implementation and impact of peer network interventions in secondary schools.
- Subjects
RANDOMIZED controlled trials; DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities; HIGH school students; DEVELOPMENT of children with disabilities; PEER mediation; REHABILITATION for people with intellectual disabilities; COMPARATIVE studies; INTERPERSONAL relations; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities; PSYCHOLOGY of children with disabilities; RESEARCH; STATISTICAL sampling; SOCIAL skills; SPECIAL education; AFFINITY groups; CHILDREN with disabilities; SOCIAL support; EVALUATION research; TREATMENT effectiveness; CASE-control method
- Publication
American Journal on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, 2017, Vol 122, Issue 2, p118
- ISSN
1944-7515
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1352/1944-7558-122.2.118