Pain and quality of life in persons with spinal cord injury: Mediating effects of mindfulness, self-efficacy, social support, and functional independence.

Objective: To identify mediating roles of mindfulness, self-efficacy, social support, and functional independence in the relationship between pain and quality of life (QOL) in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using a sample of 272 persons with SCI living in the United States. The participants completed self-report standardized questionnaires on a Qualtrics survey.

Role of self-efficacy on functional limitations among persons with spinal cord injury.

Objectives: Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in mild to severe functional limitations, decreasing a person's ability to perform activities of daily living. This study aims to identify the influence of SCI characteristics and self-efficacy on functional limitations, controlling for sociodemographic factors.

Methods: Participants for this cross-sectional descriptive study included 272 persons with SCI.

The role of mindfulness in quality of life of persons with spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Quality of life is considered the most overarching psychosocial adaptation outcome following the rehabilitation of persons with spinal cord injury. Literature suggests that the quality of life of persons with spinal cord injury is determined by many personal and psychological factors, including mindfulness. This study aimed to identify the direct and indirect effect of mindfulness on the quality of life of persons living with spinal cord injury.

The relationships among self-efficacy, social support, resilience, and subjective well-being in persons with spinal cord injuries.

Aims: To examine the contribution of self-efficacy, social support, and resilience to subjective well-being (SWB), to examine the mediating effect of resilience in the relationship between social support and SWB, and to investigate if marital status moderates the relationship between social support and SWB among people with spinal cord injuries (SCI).

Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted from November 2017-January 2018.

Methods: One hundred and two individuals with SCI were recruited from a rehabilitation center and a community setting in Nepal.

The unique contribution of character strengths to quality of life in persons with multiple sclerosis.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the 24 character strengths in Peterson and Seligman's (2004) model on quality of life in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), controlling for more commonly investigated biopsychosocial variables including resilience, social support, personality traits, depression, fatigue, and disability.

Method: Six hundred and 24 individuals with MS completed an online survey. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to test the contribution of character strengths over the control variables.

An analysis of the relationship of character strengths and quality of life in persons with multiple sclerosis.

Purpose: To examine the relationship of character strengths and quality of life (QOL) in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). Specifically, this study examined the relationship of the 24 character strengths in Peterson and Seligman's model with QOL and three negative effects of MS (disability, fatigue, and depression). It also investigated whether the three negative effects of MS mediate the relationship of each of the character strengths and QOL.

Evaluation of a concentric biopsychosocial model of well-being in persons with spinal cord injuries.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate a concentric biopsychosocial model of well-being in individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI).

Method: Adults (N = 235) with SCI participated in this study. A cross-sectional design with hierarchical regression and Andrew Hayes' (2013) PROCESS mediation analysis procedure was used to evaluate the model.

Mediators of disability and hope for people with spinal cord injury.

Purpose: To test potential strength-based mediators of functional disability and hope in adults with spinal cord injury.

Method: Two hundred and forty-two participants with spinal cord injury were recruited for this study. The mean age of participants was 44.

Psychometric validation of the Core Self-Evaluations Scale in people with spinal cord injury.

Purpose: Core self-evaluations (CSE) are the perceptions that people have about their overall worth and capability. CSE may be a useful global indicator of adaptation to disability and subjective well-being. The Core Self-Evaluations Scale (CSES) is the most common direct measure of CSE, but its use with persons with disabilities has not been validated.

Core self-evaluations and well-being in persons with disabilities.

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to introduce the concept of core self-evaluations (CSE), which is conceptualized as the overall, fundamental perception that individuals have about their worth and capability as people (Judge, Locke, Durham, & Kluger, 1998). CSE is a higher order variable that is reflective of the self-concept and comprises personality traits including self-esteem, generalized self-efficacy, locus of control, and emotional stability.

Method: In this article, the theoretical background of the CSE construct is reviewed, the existing literature on CSE in the general population is summarized, and future directions for the use of CSE in rehabilitation psychology research and clinical settings is proposed.

Core self-evaluations and Snyder's hope theory in persons with spinal cord injuries.

Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate a motivational model of core self-evaluations (CSE), hope (agency and pathways thinking), participation, and life satisfaction in persons with spinal cord injuries.

Design: A cross-sectional, correlational design with path analysis was used to evaluate the model.

Participants: 187 adults with spinal cord injuries participated in this study.

The impact of humorous media on attitudes toward persons with disabilities.

Purpose: To examine the relationship between disability-related humor and attitudes toward persons with disabilities in business students (i.e. "future employers").

Substance abuse and psychosocial adaptation to physical disability: analysis of the literature and future directions.

Purpose: To analyse the current state of the literature with respect to substance abuse and psychosocial adjustment in persons with disabilities.

Method: The two primary databases containing the literature related to rehabilitation and disability issues (PsychINFO and MedLine) were searched to identify articles addressing the psychosocial impact of substance abuse in persons with disabilities. Eleven empirical articles specifically measuring the strength of the relationship between substance use and psychosocial outcomes in persons with disabilities were selected for analysis.

The relationship among frequency and type of internet use, perceived social support, and sense of well-being in individuals with visual impairments.

Purpose: To determine the relationship among amount and type of internet use and perceived social support and subjective well-being in persons with visual impairments.

Method: One hundred seventy-five participants were recruited through a letter sent out over 46 national and state listservs for persons with visual impairments and blindness. The mean age of participants was 46.