title: Transportation Self-Efficacy and Social Problem-Solving of Persons Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired.
abstract: Social problem-solving skills and transportation self-efficacy were assessed for 48 vocational rehabilitation consumers with visual disabilities who required assistance securing work transportation. Social problem solving was at the upper end of the normed average; transportation self-efficacy averaged 101.5 out of 140. Level of vision loss was not associated with score differences; urban residence related to slightly higher self-efficacy than suburban or rural residency. Participants appeared to have the skills necessary to secure employment transportation, but were less confident about transportation-seeking activities that required more initiative of social interaction. Training and information might help consumers gain confidence in these tasks and increase viable transportation options.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Sociology and The National Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision , Mississippi State University , Mississippi State , Mississippi , USA.
authors.forename: Adele
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Crudden
authors.affiliation: c Department of Psychology , University of Mobile , Mobile , Alabama , USA.
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Mally
authors.affiliation: b The National Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision , Mississippi State University , Mississippi State , Mississippi , USA.
authors.forename: Karla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Antonelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011340:Problem Solving; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D020377:Self Efficacy; D014186:Transportation / Q000379:methods*; D019987:Persons with Visual Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Blindness; employment; low vision; problem solving; rehabilitation; self-efficacy; transportation; visual impairment