Mental Health Quality of Life of Adolescents With Physical, - Perspectives of Parents and Children

This timely volume addresses issues related to the mental health and health-related quality of life of adolescents through a study with three groups: those with physical, intellectual, and other developmental disabilities, specifically Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Youth with a disability from the biopsychosocial perspective - assumptions of the study 3. Mental health evaluation by adolescents with a disability and by their parents 4. Health-related quality of life of youth with a disability in the physical, emotional, family, peer, and educational context 5. Evaluation of health-related quality of life: perspectives of adolescents with disability and of parents 6. Personal and social resources of adolescents with a disability and of their parents: similarities and differences 7. Meaning of personal and social resources in maintaining health-related quality of life of adolescents with a disability 8. Conclusion

About the author

Zenon Gajdzica, Professor, Special Educator, Institute of Pedagogy, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
Stanis¿awa Byra, Associate Professor, Special Educator, Institute of Pedagogy, Maria Curie-Sk¿odowska University, Poland.
Anna Köodziej-Zaleska, Assistant Professor, Psychologist, Institute of Psychology, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
Katarzyna Rutkowska, Assistant Professor, Psychologist, Institute of Psychology, Maria Curie-Sk¿odowska University, Poland.
Daniela Dzienniak-Pulina, Assistant Professor, Sociologist, Institute of Sociology, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.

Product details

• Authors: Stanisława Byra, Daniela Dzienniak-Pulina, Zenon Gajdzica, Zenon (University of Silesia Gajdzica, Anna Kołodziej-Zaleska, Katarzyna Rutkowska
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032435329
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3243532-9
• No. of pages: 148
• Series: The Mental Health and Well-being of Children and Adolescents
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Basic principles; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adolescent, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Personal & public health, Psychotherapy, Mental health services, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Psychological methodology, Personal and public health / health education