title: Relationship between self-concept and successful rehabilitation.
abstract: One hundred fifty-seven spinal cord injured (SCI) individuals from three SCI centers were tested to investigate the relationship between self-concept and adjustment to rehabilitation. It was hypothesized that strong positive correlations would be found that neither time since injury nor level of injury would be a factor. The Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS) provided a measure of self-concept. Criteria for differentiating adjustment into a six-point scale was used by nurses to assess rehabilitation success. Thirteen subsets of the TSCS correlated significantly with the nurses assessment. A norm deviate score from the TSCS showed P less than .001. Variables of sex, inpatient/outpatient and time since injury were not significant; however, level of injury was slightly significant.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Koehler
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012648:Self Care; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation