Success in Life for Older Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy

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ID4645012
AutoresGermana Fernandes Barata (0000-0001-6064-6952, autor de correspondencia), Gillian A King (Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Western Ontario, Psychology Department of Huron University College, CanChild: Centre for Childhood Disability Research, based at McMaster University.), Tamzin Cathers, Janice Miller Polgar (School of Occupational Therapy at the University of Western Ontario), Elizabeth Mackinnon (0000-0001-5905-9785, Thames Valley Children's Centre), Lisa Havens
Año2000
Volumen10
Número6
Páginas734-749
Fecha de publicación2000-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/104973200129118796
OpenAlexW11146856
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas25

In this article, the psychosocial themes emerging from an exploratory qualitative study are reported. Using a constant comparative method, the authors describe how older adolescents with cerebral palsy defined success in life and the factors they viewed as helping or hindering their success. Participants were 10 adolescents with cerebral palsy between 18 and 20 years of age who took part in a semistructured interview exploring their perceptions of success. For these adolescents, success meant being happy in life. Three key psychosocial factors were related to success in life: being believed in, believing in yourself, and being accepted by others (belonging). The findings are useful in guiding the design of services to meet the life needs of individuals with disabilities

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