The need for adaptations to be made to existing
Research gap analysis derived from 3 psychology papers in our local library.
The gap
The need for adaptations to be made to existing interventions for use with adolescents with intellectual disabilities. The importance of increasing engagement and understanding in this population. The challenge of delivering interventions t
Evidence profile
Sourced from the stated research gap and future-work section and stated challenges of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1980 and 2026, spanning 3 journals.
Research trend
Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.
Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Adolescent cognitive development: Implications for learning disabilities (1980) · Annals of Dyslexia · doi
The paper highlights a gap in current research and practice, namely the need for more effective support and accommodation for adolescents with learning disabilities. It also identifies a lack of understanding about the specific challenges faced by these students during the transition from elementary to junior high school.
generalstated research gapKeywords: paper highlights gap current research practice namely need - Learning Disabilities as a Subset of School Failure: The Over-Sophistication of a Concept (1983) · Exceptional Children · doi
Further study is needed to understand the distribution of discrepancies in the general population. Research is needed to develop more effective methods for identifying and teaching students with learning disabilities. The study suggests that a more nuanced approach to understanding learning disabilities is needed.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5Keywords: further study needed understand distribution discrepancies general population - Adaptation of behavioural activation for adolescents with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities and depression (2026) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi
The need for adaptations to be made to existing interventions for use with adolescents with intellectual disabilities. The importance of increasing engagement and understanding in this population. The challenge of delivering interventions to individuals with intellectual disabilities.
generalstated challengesevidence 5/5Keywords: need adaptations made existing interventions use adolescents intellectual
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