@article{ref1,
title="Symptom severity and life satisfaction in brain injury: the mediating role of disability acceptance and social self-efficacy",
journal="NeuroRehabilitation",
year="2017",
author="Ditchman, Nicole and Sung, Connie and Easton, Amanda B. and Johnson, Kristina S. and Batchos, Elisabeth",
volume="40",
number="4",
pages="531-543",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Although the negative impact of symptom severity on subjective well-being outcomes has been established among individuals with brain injury, the mediating and protective role that positive human traits might have on this relationship has not been adequately explored. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of social self-efficacy and disability acceptance on the relationship between symptom severity and life satisfaction among individuals with brain injury. <br><br>METHODS: Hierarchical regression analysis and correlation techniques were used to test a hypothesized dual-mediation model of life satisfaction in a sample of 105 adults with acquired brain injury. <br><br>RESULTS: Results indicated that social self-efficacy and disability acceptance fully mediated the relationship between symptom severity and life satisfaction, lending support for a dual-mediation model with disability acceptance being the strongest contributor. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest there may be considerable value for rehabilitation providers to develop strengths-based service strategies and/or specialized intervention programs that focus on capitalizing these positive human traits to promote life satisfaction and well-being for clients with brain injury. Implications for clinical practice and future research direction are also discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1053-8135",
doi="10.3233/NRE-171440",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/NRE-171440"
}