Resilience and Quality of Life: An Investigation of Kumpfer's Resilience Model With Persons With Spinal Cord Injuries. (April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tansey, Timothy N.; Bezyak, Jill; Kaya, Cahit; Ditchman, Nicole; Catalano, Denise
• Is Part Of: Rehabilitation counseling bulletin. Volume 60:Number 3(2017:Apr.)
• Page Start: 163
• Page End: 174
• Publication Date: 2017-04
• Subjects: resilience -- spinal cord injury -- quality of life -- rehabilitation -- positive psychology; Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; 617.06
• DOI: 10.1177/0034355216655146
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0034-3552

Abstract

The construct of resilience is key to understanding adaptation to disability from a strengths-based perspective. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of factors identified in Kumpfer's resilience model on quality of life (QOL) outcomes for adults with spinal cord injury (SCI), specifically taking into account injury characteristics, self-efficacy, resiliency characteristics, and social support using hierarchical regression analysis. Participants included 255 adults with SCI. Findings revealed that the overall model accounted for 75% of the variance in QOL outcomes. In particular, coexisting pain, participation self-efficacy, core self-evaluation, resiliency characteristics, cognitive strength, general health, and social support independently contributed to the variance in QOL scores. Implications of these findings for developing theory-driven, strengths-based approaches for improving rehabilitation outcomes for individuals with SCI are discussed.