Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Adolescent Girls with Congenital Visual Impairment
Journal Title: Journal of Disability Management and Rehabilitation - Year 2015, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Visual difficulties may influence the life of the individual in physical, mental, social, educational and vocational aspects. An adolescent with visual impairment has to deal not only with the difficulties of his/her physical impairment but also with the specific difficulties of adolescence. Many studies reported that individuals with visual impairment experience severe psychological and behavioural problems specifically during adolescence. In this period, an individual has to face significant physical, psychological and social changes. These changes have a significant impact on the psychological state of the adolescent. It can be stated that the difficulties experienced by the adolescent in this period are necessary for the formation of autonomy and development of problem solving abilities required for dealing with future problems. Objectives: To examine and compare depression, anxiety and stress among adolescent girls with congenital visual impairment and sighted. Sample: The study was conducted at two blind school Ranchi, Jharkhand. A total 60 students participated in the study. Design: For the present study cross sectional survey design was used.Tool: The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) developed by LoviBond and LoviBond (1995) was used to assess depression, anxiety and stress. This scale has 21 items answer on four point scale. The items are divided into three domain depression, anxiety and stress. High score shows high level of depression, anxiety and stress. Result: The result of the study indicated that depression, anxiety and stress were found higher among adolescent girls with visual impairment in comparison to sighted. Conclusion: Study suggests urgent need of appropriate assessments and necessity of the psychosocial interventio
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Rishi Panday, Prashant Srivastava, Nazish Fatima, Manisha Kiran, Pradeep Kumar
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