The Effect of Psychological Support Program on Resilience and Life Satisfaction of Adults with Disabilities
The aim of this study is to examine the impact of apositive psychology-based psychological support program on the resilience andlife satisfaction of adults with disabilities. 35 adults with disabilitiesvoluntarily participated in the program designed for the International Day ofPersons with Disabili...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Ankara University
2019-06-01
|
| Series: | Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Özel Eğitim Dergisi |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/729328 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | The aim of this study is to examine the impact of apositive psychology-based psychological support program on the resilience andlife satisfaction of adults with disabilities. 35 adults with disabilitiesvoluntarily participated in the program designed for the International Day ofPersons with Disabilities. The program lasted 5 days: a 16-hour psychologicalsupport program for the first 4 days and a celebration ceremony on the lastday. Psychological support program was designed as a developmental, abstractand closed group in psychoeducation format. Brief Resilience Scale,Satisfaction with Life Scale and Psychoeducation Program Evaluation Form werethe instruments used in the study. For the analysis of the data obtained fromthe scales, t-test for dependent groups and frequencies and percentages of theevaluation form were calculated. Results indicated that the psychologicalsupport program significantly increased resilience and life satisfaction ofadults with disabilities. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1304-7639 |