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Disability affirmation and acceptance predict hope among adults with physical disabilities
1Graduate School of Education.
Rehabilitation Psychology
|August 18, 2020
Summary
A positive personal disability identity, encompassing acceptance and affirmation, is linked to greater hope and well-being in adults with physical disabilities. This identity fosters agency and pathways to achieve goals.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Rehabilitation Science
- Disability Studies
Background:
- Positive disability identity is theorized as a buffer against disability-related stressors.
- Personal disability identity (PDI) involves disability acceptance and affirmation.
- Hope, characterized by agency and pathways, is crucial for goal pursuit.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between personal disability identity (PDI) and hope (agency and pathways).
- To examine if disability acceptance and affirmation predict hope components in adults with physical disabilities.
Main Methods:
- 186 adults with physical disabilities completed an online cross-sectional survey.
- Measures included personal disability identity (PDI), hope, personal factors, and impairment factors.
- Multiple linear regression and confirmatory factor analyses were employed.
Main Results:
- Disability acceptance and affirmation significantly predicted agency.
- Disability acceptance, but not affirmation, predicted pathways.
- Multiple disabilities were negatively associated with agency.
- Regression models explained 50% of variance in agency and 36% in pathways.
Conclusions:
- Disability acceptance and affirmation are associated with hope (agency and pathways) in adults with physical disabilities.
- This supports the role of disability identity in promoting psychological well-being.
- Findings highlight the importance of fostering a positive disability identity for enhanced life outcomes.
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