A Comparison of the Perceptions of Future Adult Functioning of Adolescents with Spina Bifida, Their Parents, and Adolescents without an Identified Disability

• Main Author: Cain, Hal M. (Hal Martin)
• Other Authors: Bodenhamer-Davis, Eugenia
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: University of North Texas 1990
• Subjects: spina bifida; adolescents; rehabilitation; Spina bifida > Psychological aspects.; Teenagers with disabilities > Deinstitutionalization > Forecasting.; Teenagers with disabilities > Health risk assessment.; Adolescent psychology.; Self-reliance.; Locus of control.; Parent and child.
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501125/

A study was conducted to investigate factors associated with the perceived future self-efficacy in adolescents with spina bifida. Thirteen adolescents with spina bifida and their parents were surveyed. Seventeen adolescents without an identified disability and their parents were also surveyed. The Questionnaire of Future Adult Activities (QFAA) and the Health Attribution Test (HAT) were administered. Parent responses were compared to those of adolescents and adolescent responses were compared between groups. There was no overall correlation between parent and adolescent responses. Differences were found between responses of adolescents with spina bifida and adolescents without an identified disability. Limited correlations were found between the QFAA and the HAT.