The online lives of adolescents with mild or borderline intellectual disabilities in the Netherlands: Care staff knowledge and perceptions

This study reports the findings from a Dutch study, exploring care workers' knowledge and perceptions of the online lives of adolescents with mild or borderline intellectual disabilities. Using an inductive research design 33 semi-structured interviews were conducted with care workers. Three th...

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Published in:Journal of intellectual & developmental disability 2022-10, Vol.47 (4), p.329-338
Main Authors: de Groot, Rogier, Kaal, Hendrien L., Stol, Wouter Ph
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambivalence
care workers
Caregiver Attitudes
Clients
Computer Mediated Communication
Computer Use
Foreign Countries
Intellectual disabilities
Intellectual Disability
Internet
Internet activities
mild intellectual disability
Netherlands
online lives
perception
Perceptions
professionals
Workers
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Summary:This study reports the findings from a Dutch study, exploring care workers' knowledge and perceptions of the online lives of adolescents with mild or borderline intellectual disabilities. Using an inductive research design 33 semi-structured interviews were conducted with care workers. Three themes were derived from the data: (1) The clients' online world is largely unknown to care workers. (2) The online world is a gateway to an inclusive and connected life. (3) The online world is a dangerous and challenging place. Care workers have limited knowledge of clients' online lives. Care workers show ambivalence about the good and bad of the Internet for their clients. They acknowledge the possibilities of the Internet but mostly perceive it as a place of risk and challenge. Paradoxically, care workers report little experiences of incidents of online risks. Perceptional processes might help explain why this paradox exists.
ISSN:1366-8250
1469-9532
DOI:10.3109/13668250.2021.2004635