Even though family plays a significant role in the lives of people with intellectual disability, little research has included their own views about their families. This study examined how 138 people with mild intellectual disability describe their family group, with a focus on the reciprocal nature of the emotional support in relationships with family members. Participants reported "significant" family members beyond the nuclear family, and parents were seen as the main provider of support. Only half of participants had a support relationship with siblings and just 13% of participants reported partners. About 30% of support was reciprocal, and reciprocity varied greatly with the types of family connection (e.g., siblings, peers). Implications for future research as well as practice are discussed.

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社会资本与家庭关系的互惠性质：轻度智障人士的观点。

尽管家庭在智障人士的生活中发挥着重要作用，但很少有研究包括他们对家庭的看法。这项研究调查了 138 名轻度智力障碍者如何描述他们的家庭群体，重点是与家庭成员关系中情感支持的互惠性质。参与者报告了核心家庭以外的“重要”家庭成员，父母被视为主要的支持者。只有一半的参与者与兄弟姐妹有支持关系，只有 13% 的参与者报告了伴侣。大约 30% 的支持是互惠的，互惠因家庭联系的类型（例如兄弟姐妹、同龄人）而有很大差异。讨论了对未来研究和实践的影响。