Determining Factors of Psychosocial Wellbeing among People with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mediating Role of Social Support

Autor/inn/en	Sung, Connie; Okyere, Christiana; Fisher, Marisa H.; Park, Jiyoon; Kammes, Rebecca R.
Titel	Determining Factors of Psychosocial Wellbeing among People with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mediating Role of Social Support
Quelle	In: Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 36 (2022) 4, S.246-263 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2168-6653
DOI	10.1891/RE-21-18
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Disabilities; Stress Variables; Life Satisfaction; Social Support Groups; Mental Disorders; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Predictor Variables; Correlation; Mental Health; Foreign Countries; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Educational Attainment; Socioeconomic Status; Individual Characteristics; Environmental Influences; Europe; Asia; North America; Satisfaction With Life Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Lebensvollendung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Prädiktor; Korrelation; Psychohygiene; Ausland; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Europa; Asien; Nordamerika
Abstract	This study aimed to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the stress levels and life satisfaction of individuals with disabilities and what role social support plays in mitigating these impacts. Data from individuals with disabilities (n = 600) were extracted from a larger international cross-sectional survey study. Regression analyses were conducted to examine how personal and environmental factors contributed to stress levels and life satisfaction changes during the pandemic. Mediation analyses were used to test whether social support mediated the association between stress level and life satisfaction. The negative impact of the pandemic, having a psychiatric disability, being a female, and being younger significantly predicted stress levels. Moreover, the negative impact of the pandemic and stress levels significantly predicted life satisfaction. The relationship between stress levels and life satisfaction was mediated by social support from significant others and friends. There is an urgent need to provide training and education for healthcare professionals, families, and caregivers on the basic aspects of mental health care, developing time-limited and culturally-sensitive mental health interventions, and strategies for expanding the social support system for the population. Broad dissemination of effective therapeutic strategies is crucial in mitigating the negative psychosocial impact of the pandemic. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01