Coping, Optimism and Quality of Life among Differently-Abled Adults

Abstract

The objective of the current research was to find out the relationship between coping, optimism, and quality of life among differently abled adults. It will explore the predictors of quality of life and gender differences in coping, optimism, and quality of life. The data was collected from 116 differently abled adults using purposive sampling with an age range of 18-60 years from different universities and organizations. Demographic information sheets, brief cope inventory, life orientation test-revised, and World Health Organization quality of life brief scales were applied for data collection. Findings of the correlation revealed that problem-focused coping and avoidant coping had a significant moderate positive and significant moderate negative relationship with quality of life, respectively. A significant strong positive relationship between optimism and quality of life was found, and a significant positive relation between problem-focused coping and optimism was found. Avoidant coping had a significant moderate negative relationship with optimism. Multiple regression analysis showed that problem-focused coping and optimism were significant positive predictors of quality of life. Avoidant coping was a significant negative predictor of quality of life. Moreover, independent samples t-tests have shown that males used more problem focused coping and avoidant-focused coping than females. These findings would be beneficial to parents, families, health professionals, and higher authorities to be more supportive towards differently abled adults.