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Adolescents with and without Physical Disabilities: Which Processes Protect Their Self-Esteem?
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Pinquart, Martin; Behle, Anika – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2021
The objective of the study was to analyse whether young people with physical disabilities have lower global self-esteem and less positive domain-specific self-concepts than peers without physical disabilities, as well as which processes protect their self-esteem. Data were collected from 179 German adolescents with physical disabilities and 296…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Physical Disabilities, Self Esteem, Self Concept
Associations between Emotional Exhaustion, Social Capital, Workload, and Latitude in Decision-Making among Professionals Working with People with Disabilities
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Kowalski, Christoph; Driller, Elke; Ernstmann, Nicole; Alich, Saskia; Karbach, Ute; Ommen, Oliver; Schulz-Nieswandt, Frank; Pfaff, Holger – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Background: Many people working in human services in Western countries suffer from burnout, characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and decreased personal performance. Prevention of emotional exhaustion (the first phase of burnout) constitutes a great challenge because emotional exhaustion may cause increasing turnover rates in…
Descriptors: Human Services, Fatigue (Biology), Physical Disabilities, Mental Retardation