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Study investigates stress, coping among adult siblings of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Study investigates stress, coping among adult siblings of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Phys.org Tuesday 30 June 2026, 12:00 UTC 1 min read
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Assistant professor of practice, psychology and human development, and VKC member Jessika Boles, Ph.D., and colleagues have published results of a research study detailing the complex lived experiences of adult siblings of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in the journal Research in Developmental Disabilities.

Assistant professor of practice, psychology and human development, and VKC member Jessika Boles, Ph.D., and colleagues have published results of a research study detailing the complex lived experiences of adult siblings of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in the journal Research in Developmental Disabilities.
VKC (ORG) Jessika Boles (PERSON) Research in Developmental Disabilities (ORG)
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