title: Psychosocial adaptation to spinal cord injury: a dimensional perspective.
abstract: From 313 individuals who sustained spinal cord injuries self-reported responses were examined on their psychosocial adaptation to disability and perceived quality of life. A multidimensional scaling analysis yielded a 2-dimensional structure of adaptation. The first dimension indicated adaptive versus nonadaptive reactions. The second dimension was suggestive of denial versus realization of the affect related to the medical impairment.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Counseling Program, Department of Special and Counselor Education, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97202, USA. livnehh@pdx.edu
authors.forename: Hanoch
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Livneh
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martz
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires