The role of parental and peer support in adolescents well‐being: a comparison of adolescents with and without a visual impairment

Kef, S.; Deković, Maja

doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2003.12.005

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“…Given that having one supportive friend can protect against feelings of marginalisation, having a best friend during childhood may mitigate the negative effects of having an eye condition. It has been shown that "peer support seems to affect well-being of adolescents with a visual impairment" (Kefa and Dekovic 2004).…”

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The Effect of Childhood Eye Disorders on Social Relationships during School Years and Psychological Functioning as Young Adults

Buckley¹,

Whittle²,

Verity³

et al. 2018

British and Irish Orthoptic Journal

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Aims: To determine (1) whether having a visible eye condition and/or treatment with glasses and/or occlusion in childhood has any impact on psychological and/or social outcomes during childhood and young adulthood and (2) whether there is an effect of age at treatment. Methods: A cohort of 160 participants was asked to take part in an online study. The cohort had previously taken part in a research study at Royal Preston Hospital from 1999–2006 when they were 3–8 years old ( Buckley and Perkins 2010 ). Participants were divided into treatment and no-defect (control) groups and were invited to take part in the current study when they had reached age 18–21. Thirty-five (35) participants (22.5% of the total cohort) were recruited and completed a series of online questionnaires assessing recalled victimisation at school, current generalised anxiety, current depressive symptoms, current loneliness, current friendship quality, and adjustment to university/work. Questionnaire scores between treated patients and controls were compared. Results: Findings showed that young adults who received treatment during their pre-school years, compared to their peers who did not need treatment, reported higher current generalised anxiety and more victimisation when in school. Those who received treatment in reception class were no different on psycho-social functioning compared to their peers; with both groups reporting higher victimisation than average compared to previous studies, and mild rates of anxiety. Conclusions: It appears that having a visible eye condition or treatment with glasses and/or occlusion commencing at pre-school has long term psychological implications, with scores on victimisation and current anxiety levels being higher for the pre-school treatment group compared to the pre-school no defect (control) group. Treatment plans and advice to parents should consider psycho-social outcomes of proposed treatment.

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The Effect of Childhood Eye Disorders on Social Relationships during School Years and Psychological Functioning as Young Adults

Buckley¹,

Whittle²,

Verity³

et al. 2018

British and Irish Orthoptic Journal

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“…In the association between vision status and mental health, studies have found that adolescents with visual impairment have reported a lower quality of life compared with sighted adolescents (Chadha & Subramanian, 2011). However, inconsistent results have been found for well-being and symptoms of anxiety and depression (Huurre & Aro, 1998;Kef, & Deković, 2004;, 2012.Another health-related concern is the higher prevalence of physical inactivity in adolescents compared to children in the general population (Armstrong & Welsman, 2006;Kolle, Steene-Johannessen, Andersen, & Anderssen, 2010) and in populations of individuals with visual impairment (Kozub & Oh, 2004). Furthermore, the physical activity (PA) levels of children and adolescents with visual impairment are evidently lower than those of children and adolescents with no visual impairment (Kozub & Oh, 2004;Houwen, Hartman, & Visscher, 2009).…”

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Self-reported visual impairment, physical activity and all-cause mortality: The HUNT Study

Brunes

Flanders

Augestad

2016

Scand J Public Health

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Printed by NTNU Grafisk senter i Sammendrag på norskFysisk aktivitet, mental helse og dødelighet hos personer med synsnedsettelse: Resultater fra HUNT-studien Å fremme fysisk aktivitet i befolkningen er ansett som en av de beste strategiene for folkehelsen grunnet dens gunstige effekter på mental helse, samt i forebygging av ikke-smittsomme sykdommer og tidlig død. Allikevel, fordelene av regelmessig fysisk aktivitet kan variere mellom ulike grupper i befolkningen. Personer som lever med synstap opplever oftere problemer med å delta i fysisk aktivitet sammenlignet med personer uten synstap, samt at de har større utfordringer med helse, sosialisering og det å fungere i dagliglivet. Det er per i dag uklart hvilken betydning fysisk aktivitet har på helsen hos personer som lever med synstap.Hensikten med denne doktorgradsavhandlingen var å undersøke betydningen av fysisk aktivitet på fritiden hos personer med og uten selv-rapportert synstap i dens sammenheng med psykiske plager og dødelighet. I alle de tre studiene som er inkludert i denne avhandlingen er det blitt benyttet data fra ungdom og voksendelen av Helseundersøkelsen i Nord Trøndelag (HUNTstudien). I tillegg ble data fra Dødsårsaksregisteret benyttet i en av studiene.Resultatene fra de tre studiene viste at ukentlig fysisk aktivitet, helst i moderat til høy intensitet, reduserte risikoen for depresjonssymptomer og tidlig død hos personer med selv-rapportert synstap, og styrken på sammenhengen var tilnaermet lik eller sterkere hos denne gruppen sammenlignet med personer uten selv-rapportert synsnedsettelse. Sammenhengene varierte mellom alder, kjønn og personlighet hos personer med selv-rapportert synsnedsettelse, noe som tyder på at responsen av fysisk aktivitet kan virke ulikt innad i denne populasjonen. Fysisk aktivitet hadde ingen sammenheng med angstsymptomer.Studiene bidrar til kunnskap om fysisk aktivitet og dens sammenheng med mental helse og dødelighet hos ungdom og voksne som rapporterer å ha nedsatt syn. Funnene tyder på at fysisk aktivitet kan vurderes som et sykdomsforebyggende og helsefremmende tiltak hos denne populasjonen. Allikevel, sammenhengen ser ut til å vaere kompleks og videre forskning er nødvendig. I sincerely thank Professor Liv Berit Augestad for her guidance, patient, support, and friendship.Her mentorship has made it possible for me to reach my goals. She has supported me through all the joys and frustrations of the work in connection with this thesis, and has never stopped believing in me. She has not only encouraged me to develop as a researcher and an independent thinker, but has also allowed me to focus on the aspects I consider important in life.I also thank my co-supervisor, Professor Dana Flanders, for his assistance and statistical guidance, as well as for introducing me to the wonderful world of causality. He, too, has made me feel very welcome during my stay in Atlanta. His intelligence, honesty, conscientiousness, friendliness, and humbleness is admirable, and he has become my scientific role model. viIn addition, I w...

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“…Supportive relations with peers, family, and other important people play role in social and emotional development of individuals with disabilities. In some children and adolescents with health problems such as visual impairment, disabilities may affect the quality and continuation of social relationships with family and friends negatively, and those relationships are important for coping with the disability 12 . Many studies showed higher loneliness and anxiety levels in children and adolescents with disabilities when compared to their peers without any disabilities [13][14][15][16][17] .…”

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Relationship between perceived parenting style with anxiety levels and loneliness in visually impaired children and adolescents

Hamurcu¹,

Kara²,

Cöngöloğlu³

et al. 2016

Arch. Clin. Psychiatry (São Paulo)

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Background: Visual impairment is a risk factor for psychiatric disorders in the affected children and adolescents, but there are only a limited number of studies concerning the mental health characteristics of visually impaired children and adolescents. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine levels of loneliness and anxiety in visually impaired children and adolescents, to analyze parenting style perceived by visually impaired children and adolescents, to compare those with typically controls. Methods: The study included 40 children and adolescents with visually impairment and 34 control group without visual impairment. Sociodemographic data form, the UCLA loneliness scale, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children were used in both groups. The parenting Style Scale was used to determine perceived parental attitudes. Results: This study found more loneliness and trait anxiety levels in visually impaired children and adolescents compared to the control group. Authoritative parenting style was the most frequent type of parental attitude in the visually impaired group. In visual impairment group, loneliness level was higher in subgroups of authoritative and permissive-indulgent parenting style. However, level of trait anxiety was higher in authoritative parenting style subgroup compared to the control group. Discussion: The results of this study showed higher loneliness and anxiety levels in visually impaired children and adolescents. Further studies are needed to determine psychopathological risks in this population.

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The role of parental and peer support in adolescents well‐being: a comparison of adolescents with and without a visual impairment

Cited by 86 publications

References 20 publications

The Effect of Childhood Eye Disorders on Social Relationships during School Years and Psychological Functioning as Young Adults

The Effect of Childhood Eye Disorders on Social Relationships during School Years and Psychological Functioning as Young Adults

Self-reported visual impairment, physical activity and all-cause mortality: The HUNT Study

Relationship between perceived parenting style with anxiety levels and loneliness in visually impaired children and adolescents

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