Examining factors that contribute to the process of resilience following spinal cord injury

Cross-sectional survey. To examine factors that contribute to the process of positive adjustment, or resilience, in an adult community sample with spinal cord injury (SCI). South Australian Spinal Cord Injury Service, Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, South Australia, Australia A postal survey compri...

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Published in:Spinal cord 2013-07, Vol.51 (7), p.553-557
Main Authors: Kilic, S A, Dorstyn, D S, Guiver, N G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anxiety - diagnosis
Anxiety - epidemiology
Anxiety - psychology
Causality
Comorbidity
Data Collection
Depression - diagnosis
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - psychology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Resilience, Psychological
Risk Factors
Self Efficacy
Sex Distribution
Socioeconomic Factors
South Australia - epidemiology
Spinal Cord Injuries - diagnosis
Spinal Cord Injuries - epidemiology
Spinal Cord Injuries - psychology
Young Adult
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Summary:Cross-sectional survey. To examine factors that contribute to the process of positive adjustment, or resilience, in an adult community sample with spinal cord injury (SCI). South Australian Spinal Cord Injury Service, Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, South Australia, Australia A postal survey comprising standardised measures of resilience (Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10 item), self-efficacy (Moorong Self-Efficacy Scale), locus of control (Locus of Control of Behaviour Scale) and psychological distress (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale--21 item). Of 60 respondents, 58% reported moderate to high levels of resilience. Resilience correlated significantly with high self-efficacy (r=0.68, P0.05). A multiple regression indicated that psychological distress and self-efficacy were the only two variables that uniquely contributed to resilient behaviour. Resilience is an important psychological process in the longer-term management of SCI which can be promoted by targeting rehabilitation interventions towards mood management in addition to self efficacy beliefs. Larger-scale research will help to validate these results.
ISSN:1362-4393
1476-5624
DOI:10.1038/sc.2013.25