Young Adults with Intellectual Disability Not Participating in Employment, Education or Daily Activity

Social Relationships and Experiences of Belonging

Bibliographic Data

ID8042889
AuthorsRenee Luthra (0000-0002-9920-8041, Halmstad University, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume33
Issue1
Pages72-88
Publication date2024-05-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueYoung (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1103-3088 • E-ISSN: 1741-3222
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/11033088241250224
OpenAlexW4398213346
LanguageEN
References cited32

A sense of belonging can be created through social relationships with other people but also through engagement in arenas such as work, school or leisure activities. The aim of the study was to examine the social relationships of young adults with intellectual disability who are not in employment, education or daily activity, as well as how these relationships are conditions for experiences of belonging. Semi-structured interviews with 10 individuals were conducted followed by thematic analysis. The results show that despite not having a daily occupation, the target group has meaningful social relationships that are informal (family, friends and online) and organized (professionals and leisure activities) in nature. These relationships contribute to a sense of belonging. Moreover, aspects related to having an intellectual disability, to being a young adult and their occupational status influence the groups’ relationships and experiences of belonging

Developmental psychology · Intellectual disability · Psychiatry · Sociology · Supported employment · Work (physics · Disability Education and Employment · Education Systems and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Gerontology

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