Adolescents with and without Physical Disabilities: Which Processes Protect Their Self-Esteem?

Autor/inn/en	Pinquart, Martin; Behle, Anika
Titel	Adolescents with and without Physical Disabilities: Which Processes Protect Their Self-Esteem?
Quelle	In: International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 68 (2021) 3, S.427-441 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pinquart, Martin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1034-912X
DOI	10.1080/1034912X.2019.1693032
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Physical Disabilities; Self Esteem; Self Concept; Foreign Countries; Athletics; Competence; Correlation; Social Support Groups; Emotional Response; Goal Orientation; Social Influences; Aspiration; Peer Acceptance; Student Characteristics; Resilience (Psychology); Coping; Academic Ability; Germany; Self Perception Profile for Adolescents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Physical handicap; Körperbehinderung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Selbstkonzept; Ausland; Leichtathletik; Kompetenz; Korrelation; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Emotionales Verhalten; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Sozialer Einfluss; Streben; Bewältigung; Deutschland
Abstract	The objective of the study was to analyse whether young people with physical disabilities have lower global self-esteem and less positive domain-specific self-concepts than peers without physical disabilities, as well as which processes protect their self-esteem. Data were collected from 179 German adolescents with physical disabilities and 296 adolescents without physical disabilities. Both groups did not differ in global self-esteem. However, adolescents with physical disabilities had lower self-concepts of athletic competence and social acceptance. Perceived athletic competence tended to show weaker associations with self-esteem in adolescents with physical disabilities than in the control group. Regarding processes of protecting self-esteem, adolescents with physical disabilities reported higher levels of emotional support when dealing with problems, a stronger tendency to present oneself in a favourable light, and stronger selection of goals that are easily attainable. A regression analysis indicated that a lower self-esteem of young people with physical disabilities compared to the control group emerged after statistically controlling for the elevated levels of self-protective processes in the former group. We conclude that social support, goal adjustments, and positive self-presentation protect the reports on self-esteem in young people with physical disabilities. Practitioners should be sensitive to the risk for biased self-reports when assessing self-esteem. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01