@article{ref1,
title="Improvement of group climate in a residential setting for juveniles with mild intellectual disability through training of staff in Non-Violent Resistance",
journal="Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities",
year="2021",
author="Visser, Katharina M. and Popma, Arne and Jansen, Lucres M. C. and Kasius, Marianne C. and Vermeiren, Robert R. J. M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: An open group climate is essential in successful residential care for juveniles with mild intellectual disability (MID). This study examined whether non-violent resistance, adapted for MID (NVR-MID), stimulates an open group climate in time. <br><br>METHOD: NVR-MID was implemented in three residential settings in The Netherlands, in a quasi-experimental stepped wedge design. In total, 124 clients with MID (M(age)  = 16.39 [SD = 4.95], 49.9% male) participated. Group climate was assessed seven times with the Group Climate Inventory for Children or the Group Climate Inventory-Revisited (GCI-R), during a total of 20 months. <br><br>RESULTS: Open group climate scores increased in all three institutions; effect size was medium. Clients with lower IQs experienced group climate as more positive compared to clients with higher IQs. Effects were similar for both groups. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: As NVR-MID appeared to contribute to a positive experienced group climate, it might be advisable to implement NVR-MID on larger scale.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1360-2322",
doi="10.1111/jar.12910",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jar.12910"
}