Psychological resilience characteristics of visually impaired adolescents: a qualitative study
10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2024.01.004
- VernacularTitle:视力障碍青少年心理韧性特点的质性研究
- Author:
Ying SUN
1
;
Qiang ZHANG
1
;
Xinxin ZHANG
1
;
Ruochen WANG
1
Author Information
1. Nanjing Normal University of Special Education, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210000, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
visual impairment;
adolescents;
psychological resilience;
qualitative study
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2024;30(1):29-35
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo analyze the psychological resilience characteristics of visually impaired adolescents. MethodsFrom February to May, 2023, 13 visually impaired adolescents (average age of 16.5 years) from Nanjing Normal University of Special Education, Yangzhou Special Education School and Nanjing School for the Blind in Jiangsu, China were selected for semi-structured interviews with phenomenological method, and the interview data were sorted by theme analysis method. ResultsFour themes and twelve sub-themes were obtained; namely multiple sources of difficulties, including travel difficulties, learning difficulties, social difficulties and difficulties in daily life; need for external support, including insufficient family support, school support needs to be improved, need for peer support and insufficient social support; negative and positive adaptation coexist, including negative adaptation and positive adaptation; and negative coping and positive coping coexist, including positive coping and negative coping. ConclusionThe psychological resilience of visually impaired adolescents is characterized by multiple sources of difficulties, insufficient external support, coexistence of positive and negative adaptation, and coexistence of positive and negative coping. A joint family-school-society support system should be formed to reduce the source of their difficulties, and help them establish positive adaptation and positive coping methods, to enhance their psychological resilience.
