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Lau PL, Goh SL, Lau EKL, Garry K, Kueh YC, Wong NL. Autonomy, Resilience and Life Satisfaction among Badminton Paralympians. Malays J Med Sci 2024; 31:170-178. [PMID: 38694590 PMCID: PMC11057830 DOI: 10.21315/mjms2024.31.2.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2024] Open
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Background People with disabilities are marginalised in mainstream culture and they also experience increased restrictions in a variety of areas, such as sport. The barriers they encounter may adversely affect their life satisfaction, especially if they have a low perceived sense of autonomy and resilience. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between autonomy, resilience and life satisfaction in para-badminton athletes and the mediating role of resilience in the relationship between autonomy and life satisfaction. Methods Data were collected from 137 para-badminton athletes (male: 65.0% and female: 35.0%). Self-reported measures were used to assess the participants' autonomy, resilience and life satisfaction levels. Results A structural equation model analysis was performed; the model had sufficient fit indices (comparative fit index [CFI] = 0.94, root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] = 0.06, standardised root mean square residual [SRMR] = 0.07). The findings showed that autonomy had a significant effect on resilience (β = 0.32, P = 0.001). Further, resilience had a significant effect on life satisfaction (β = 0.19, P = 0.011) and significantly mediated the effect of autonomy on life satisfaction (β = 021, P = 0.033). Conclusion This study revealed that autonomy fosters resilience among athletes, in turn allowing them to achieve greater life satisfaction. Therefore, society and sport communities should actively seek ways to improve the autonomy and resilience levels of athletes with disabilities.
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- Poh Li Lau
- Department of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Sports and Exercise Medicine Research and Education Centre, Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Exercise and Sports Science Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Biostatistics and Research Methodology Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Asian and European Languages, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Komenda S, Brunevskaya N, Moritz P, Landskron SJ, Zrnic Novakovic I, Oberleiter S, Wurzer J, Lueger-Schuster B, Salvador-Carulla L, Zeilinger EL. Concepts of good mental health and wellbeing in people with intellectual disability: Study protocol for a systematic review. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1148702. [PMID: 37091702 PMCID: PMC10116823 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1148702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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Introduction Good mental health is an indispensable aspect of good general health and different definitions of good mental health have been developed for the general population. However, it is not clear how these definitions can be applied to people with intellectual disabilities (ID), as they may have difficulties in many facets encompassed in existing definitions. Yet, people with ID can be mentally healthy or mentally ill just as people without ID. Objective The aim of this systematic review is to summarize existing concepts, definitions, and measurement approaches of good mental health and wellbeing for people with ID. Methods A comprehensive, systematic literature review will be conducted in 11 databases, including ASSIA, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, ERIC, MedRxiv, OSF preprints, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. By including preprints and theses servers in the search strategy, we will also consider grey and unpublished literature. The quality of included studies will be rated using standardized checklists. All steps of the literature search, data extraction, and quality rating will be performed independently by two trained researchers. Disagreements will be resolved through discussion between these researchers and, if required, by consulting a third team member. In a narrative synthesis, existing approaches to good mental health and wellbeing for people with ID will be systematically described and linked to current research in mental health for people with and without ID. Discussion The findings of this study will provide researchers and practitioners with an evidence-based overview of current approaches to good mental health and wellbeing of people with ID. We will explore and discuss the individual facets of the definitions, concepts, and measurement approaches and identify possible gaps which need to be addressed. This will strengthen future research on this topic and focus research activities on important and unresolved themes that need to be targeted to promote health equity for people with ID.
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- Sophie Komenda
- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, University of, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- *Correspondence: Elisabeth L. Zeilinger,
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