APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Building Resilience in Individuals with Disabilities: The Role of Self-Perceptions of Aging and Perceived Stress
- Bailee Smith
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Daniel Carpenter
- Benjamin Hicks
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Matthew Schaublin
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Scarlet Pardue
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Jill Shelton
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Frazier Leslie
Abstract
A regression analysis of 358 participants with disabilities revealed that more positive self-perceptions of aging are associated with higher resilience, while higher perceived stress is associated with lower resilience. Adding age improves the model. These variables explain 47.4% of the variance in resilience, with all effects being significant (p< 0.001).
Aging
