Psychosocial Adaptation to Chronic Illness and Disability: A Preliminary Study of its Factorial Structure

Resilience refers to one’s ability to adapt and navigate through challenges in the face of a chronic illness and disability (CID). Originally reported in posttraumatic stress literature, resilience has been studied in various contexts; however, very few studies have been conducted from a virtue perspective. Virtue, in psychological terms, is consistent, everyday action toward a worthwhile pursuit, based on one’s values. From a virtue perspective, resilience is defined as a positive by-product of having endured adversities while transforming them into insightful opportunities for renewal. This article introduces the virtue-based psychosocial adaptation model (V-PAM) and its applicability to the study of resilience. College students with CID ( N = 256) were recruited, and their resilience was empirically examined based on the proposed model.

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Psychosocial Adaptation to Chronic Illness and Disability: A Virtue Based Model

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation ◽

10.1007/s10926-015-9622-1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 45-55 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jeong Han Kim ◽

Brian T. McMahon ◽

Carolyn Hawley ◽

Dana Brickham ◽

Rene Gonzalez ◽

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Keyword(s):

Chronic Illness ◽

Psychosocial Adaptation

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Psychosocial Adaptation to Chronic Illness and Disability

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin ◽

10.1177/003435520104400305 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 44 (3) ◽

pp. 151-160 ◽

Cited By ~ 113

Author(s):

Hanoch Livneh

Keyword(s):

Chronic Illness ◽

Psychosocial Adaptation

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A Preliminary Study for Psychosocial Adaptation Scale Development of Migrant Background Adolescents in Korea

Korean Journal of Youth Studies ◽

10.21509/kjys.2021.11.28.11.113 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 28 (11) ◽

pp. 113-144

Author(s):

Hwa Young Kim ◽

Ha Jung Hee ◽

Eun Ji Lee ◽

Jae Yeon Lee ◽

Ki Hyun Choi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Scale Development ◽

Psychosocial Adaptation ◽

Migrant Background ◽

Preliminary Study

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Modern Models of Psychosocial Adaptation to Chronic Illness and Disability as Viewed Through the Prism of Lewin’s Field Theory: A Comparative Review

Rehabilitation Research Policy and Education ◽

10.1891/2168-6653.28.3.126 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 126-142 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hanoch Livneh ◽

Malachy Bishop ◽

Tina M. Anctil

Keyword(s):

Field Theory ◽

Chronic Illness ◽

Psychosocial Adjustment ◽

Theoretical Framework ◽

Psychosocial Adaptation ◽

Rehabilitation Counselors ◽

Clinical Implications ◽

Comprehensive Literature Review ◽

Comparative Review ◽

Main Components

Purpose: In this article, we describe how four recent models of psychosocial adaptation to chronic illness and disability (CID) could be fruitfully conceptualized and compared by resorting to the general framework of Lewin’s field theory—a theory frequently regarded as a precursor and the primary impetus to the development of the field of somatopsychology.Method: Based on a comprehensive literature review and theoretical integration, we have provided the reader with a brief review of Lewin’s field theory and its applications to rehabilitation and psychosocial adaptation to CID, highlighted the main components of the four models of psychosocial adaptation to CID, and reviewed the models through the theoretical lens of Lewin’s theory.Results: Lewin’s field theory provides a robust and viable theory to conceptualize psychosocial adjustment for CID. Research and clinical implications to practicing rehabilitation counselors and researchers based on the conceptual and practical synergy formed through the understanding of psychosocial adaptation to CID within Lewin’s theoretical framework have also been provided.Conclusions: Lewin’s field theory provides a theoretical framework for understanding research and clinical implications related to psychosocial adaptation for individuals with CID.

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Psychosocial Adaptation to Chronic Illness and Disability: An Updated and Expanded Conceptual Framework

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin ◽

10.1177/00343552211034819 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 003435522110348

Author(s):

Hanoch Livneh

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Chronic Illness ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Building Blocks ◽

Psychosocial Adaptation ◽

Tripartite Model ◽

Medical Conditions ◽

End Products ◽

Research Findings

The article revisits and updates an earlier model (Livneh, 2001) that examined the building blocks that constitute the dynamics of psychosocial adaptation to chronic illness and disability (CID). In the revised tripartite model, the author reconstructs and refines the earlier model based on recent theoretical formulations, clinical reviews and research findings. In the revised model, the author discusses three overarching components, namely, antecedents (causes of medical conditions, background variables), processes (the dynamically unfolding course of post-CID events), and outcomes (anticipated exit indicators that serve, as snapshot end products, to assess the individual’s experienced and reported quality of life following onset of CID). The article concludes with a brief review of the model’s practical and research implications.

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