Perceived social support and academic resilience as predictors of psychological distress and wellbeing among students with disabilities in the University of Education, Winneba
Delight Abla Klutsey, Alhassan Lukman Chinto, Gifty Nana Yaa Rockson, Godwin Avi, Joseph Kaningenye Foba‐Engmen, Peace Korkukorkor, Joyce Kankam
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Abstract
Students with impairment whether physical, sensory or intellectual face challenges in their quest to have inclusive education predisposing them to various stressors. Yet, studies have rarely explored this important psychological construct. This cross‐sectional study assessed the prevalence of psychological distress and how perceived social support and academic resilience predict distress in this population. A total of 101 students with hearing, visual and physical impairments were purposively sampled and administered questionnaires that measured psychological distress, social support and academic resilience. Results revealed the prevalence of psychological distress was 75.5%. Also, perceived social support (β = −0.25, p < 0.01) and academic resilience (β = −0.34, p < 0.001) significantly predicted psychological distress with perseverance (β = −0.51, p < 0.001) being the only dimension of academic resilience that predicted psychological distress. This study concludes that students with impairments have a high prevalence of psychological distress, which can be reduced through social support and resilience building interventions at both individual and group levels. We recommend that these counselling interventions be provided for students with impairment to help them deal with the challenges or stressors they encounter.
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Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs (JORSEN) is an established online forum for the dissemination of international research on special educational needs. JORSEN aims to: Publish original research, literature reviews and theoretical papers on meeting special educational needs Create an international forum for researchers to reflect on, and share ideas regarding, issues of particular importance to them such as methodology, research design and ethical issues Reach a wide multi-disciplinary national and international audience through online publication Authors are invited to submit reports of original research, reviews of research and scholarly papers on methodology, research design and ethical issues. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs will provide essential reading for those working in the special educational needs field wherever that work takes place around the world. It will be of particular interest to those working in: Research Teaching and learning support Policymaking Administration and supervision Educational psychology Advocacy.