Shaping Processes of Self-Awareness Based on Life Stories as Told by 55 People with Intellectual Impairments

这项研究分析了55名智障人士讲述的生活故事。他们在学校和工作场所的经历并没有太大的不同。然而，他们作为福利服务接受者的经历却存在差异。那些使用日托中心的人往往会获得一种安全感，那些长期呆在机构里的人往往会失去他们的目标感，而那些在集体之家的人往往会获得一种自力更生的感觉。在70%的案例中，受访者意识到自己的缺陷，并表明他们对缺陷的态度是在与周围人的关系中形成和/或改变的。那些对自己目前的生活感到满意和有积极的自我形象的人倾向于对自己的缺陷有积极的态度，而那些不满意的人倾向于有消极的态度。

This study analyzed the life stories as told by 55 people with intellectual impairments. No great difference was observed among their experiences at schools and workplaces. Differences were observed, however, in their experiences as welfare service recipients. Those who used day care centers tended to gain a sense of security, those who stayed for prolonged periods in institutions tended to lose their sense of purpose, and those in group-homes tended to gain a sense of self-reliance.In 70% of cases, those interviewed were aware of their impairments and they demonstrated that their attitude towards their impairments was shaped and/or changed within the context of their relationships with the people around them. Those who were satisfied with their current lives and had positive self-images tended to have a positive attitude towards their impairments while those who were dissatisfied tended to have a negative attitude.