Date Available

12-16-2023

Year of Publication

2021

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Document Type

Doctoral Dissertation

College

Education

Department/School/Program

Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education

First Advisor

Dr. Debra Harley

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system encompassing the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerve, in which the patient’s immune system attacks healthy cells and tissues. Due to the unpredictable characteristics of the disease, MS can lead to an unusually high level of stress and may negatively impact the individual’s QoL. Resilience is a psychological structure that shows positive coping and adaptive ability from difficult or stressful situations. Resilience also indicates a buffering effect on the stressors of individuals with disabilities and serves to protect psychological health and function from disability. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether resilience mediated the relationship between Stress and QoL. The study also sought to identify any mediating effect of resilience on the relationship between stress and QoL. The results indicated that the completely standardized coefficients were significant. The implications for future research are discussed.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2021.453

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