The purpose of the study was to identify variables for use in a future instrument assessing the quality of life of adults with learning disabilities. The study focused on the social validation of select variables addressed by the research. Consumer input was solicited to determine which variables would be most important to include on a future instrument. Of particular interest in the study were perceptions of adults with learning disabilities from four-year institutions. / Demographic information and opinions about the participants' perception of important variable items to be included on a future instrument for assessing quality of life were gathered via the Quality of Life Variable Verification Survey (QOL-VVS). Two hundred fifty-two individuals agreed to participate in the study. There were three sample groups comprised of adults with learning disabilities (32) who had graduated from three state universities in Florida, as well as current students with learning disabilities (112) and postsecondary service providers (108) from the same universities. The majority of the participants were White (55%) females (52%) between the ages of 18-30 (53%). / Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) procedures were used to compare and analyze sample group ratings. Descriptive analyses were used to identify additional variables participants considered important to be included on an instrument assessing quality of life. Discriminant analysis procedures were employed to identify variables that would be good predictors of quality of life for adults with learning disabilities. These procedures were also used to identify effective classification models of quality of life for adults with learning disabilities. / Results indicated that participants in all three sample groups rated 83% of the variable items from important to extremely important. Few significant differences were identified between group ratings. Variables related to education of others, self-esteem, and available services were reported five times or more, by at least two of the sample groups, to be included on an instrument assessing quality of life. Only four variable items were found to have significant differences in discriminating adults with learning disabilities into a high or low quality of life group. No effective classification model was identified. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 56-11, Section: A, page: 4294. / Major Professor: Bruce Menchetti. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1995.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77601 |
| Contributors | Seabrooks, Janice J., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 205 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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