Citation

Shogren KA, Kennedy W, Dowsett C, Garnier-Villarreal M, Little TD. Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals 2014; 37(3): 168-176.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014)

DOI

10.1177/2165143413486927

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study explored the impact of race/ethnicity on three of the four essential characteristics of self-determination--autonomy, self-realization, and psychological empowerment--directly assessed in the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2. Specifically, the impact of race/ethnicity was examined with six disability groups established in previous research: high incidence disabilities (learning disabilities, emotional disturbances, speech language impairments, and other health impairments), sensory disabilities (visual and hearing impairments), cognitive disabilities (autism, multiple disabilities, and deaf-blindness); intellectual disability, traumatic brain injury, and orthopedic impairments. Measurement equivalence was established across groups, but significant differences in the latent means, variances, and covariances were found suggesting a complex pattern of differences based on race/ethnicity within disability groups. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.

Language: en