2025, Vol. 6, Issue 2, Part A
Role of coping strategies in the quality of life of adolescents with developmental disabilities
Author(s): Ondriylla Bhattacharjee, DS Saini and Asha Yadav
Abstract: The given work examines the association between coping and quality of life (QOL) among individuals with developmental disabilities in Haryana who are in their teenage years. Developmentally disabled adolescents face peculiar social, emotional, and physical problems, which affect their well-being. The primary objective of this study will be to evaluate the quality of life of this group and understand what coping strategies they use and the relationship between these strategies and the measures of life satisfaction by resorting to statistical analysis. Quality of life was assessed using the WHOQOL-BREF scale that measures quality of life in four areas: physical health, psychological well-being, social as well as the environment. The coping inventory of the stressful situation (CISS) was used to measure coping strategies; this instrument uses task-oriented, emotion-oriented, and avoidance-oriented styles in measuring coping strategies. The result of the descriptive statistics indicated the mean QOL score as 74.92 with a standard deviation of 8.4, indicating a medium but high perception level of well-being. The most common strategy was found to be task-based Coping, and many adolescents demonstrated better QOL scores in such a category. Independent sample t-test demonstrated a statistically significant difference (t = 2.99, p<0.05) between task-oriented and emotion-oriented copers. Moreover, the Pearson correlation revealed an enhanced positive relation between task coping and QOL (r = +0.62) and a moderate negative relation between emotion-focused Coping and QOL (r = - 0.41). The authors conclude this study by declaring that coping strategies in adolescents with developmental disabilities affect the quality of lives significantly. Their life satisfaction and adaptive functioning may be enhanced with the help of psychological and educational systems to promote task-oriented Coping.
DOI: 10.22271/27103935.2025.v6.i2a.65
Pages: 01-07 | Views: 67 | Downloads: 31
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Ondriylla Bhattacharjee, DS Saini and Asha Yadav. Role of coping strategies in the quality of life of adolescents with developmental disabilities. International Journal of Childhood and Development Disorders. 2025; 6(2): 01-07. DOI: 10.22271/27103935.2025.v6.i2a.65
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