The Nature of Psychological Resilience Among Persons With Disabilities in Jordan

Wafaa Aleid

Abstract


The current study aimed to understand the nature of psychological resilience of persons with disabilities in Jordan. The study sample included 11 persons. The study used the qualitative phenomenological research method to achieve the study objective. The results indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected the psychological resilience of persons with disabilities, especially the cognitive, emotional, social and behavioral aspect. The study recommended the necessity of providing specialized psychological services for persons with disabilities to develop psychological resilience for them.


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Psychological resilience; Persons with disabilities; Jordan

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/12429

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