Socioeconomic Status and Parental Perceived Social Support in Relation to Health-Related Quality of Life in Youth with Spina Bifida

Authors

Natalie Lawson, Loyola University Chicago
Jaclyn Lennon Papadakis, Loyola University Chicago
Grayson N. Holmbeck, Loyola University ChicagoFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2018

Publication Title

Undergraduate Research Journal of Psychology at UCLA

Volume

5

Pages

40-53

Abstract

Spina bifida (SB) is a congenital birth defect causing a wide variance of physical and intellectual disabilities. The first objective of this study was to examine SES and parental perceived support as predictors of HRQoL among youth with SB. It was hypothesized that lower SES would predict lower youth HRQoL, and higher parental perceived support would predict higher youth HRQOL. The second objective of this study was to examine parental perceived support as a moderator of the association between SES and youth HRQoL. Parental perceived support was hypothesized to serve as a buffer of the negative impact that low SES has on HRQoL. Results indicated significant effects of SES on school, physical, and total HRQoL subscales when covariates were not included. In addition, parental perceptions of social support from family members were significantly associated with Emotional HRQoL in youth with SB. There was a significant interaction between SES and parental perceived support from friends predicting youth Social HRQoL. However, post-hoc simple slope analyses were not significant. This study works to expand the understanding of the roles of SES and parental perceived social support on the HRQoL in children with SB, a population susceptible to poor quality of life due to the physical and cognitive challenges commonly associated with this condition.

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Lawson, Natalie; Papadakis, Jaclyn Lennon; and Holmbeck, Grayson N.. Socioeconomic Status and Parental Perceived Social Support in Relation to Health-Related Quality of Life in Youth with Spina Bifida. Undergraduate Research Journal of Psychology at UCLA, 5, : 40-53, 2018. Retrieved from Loyola eCommons, Psychology: Faculty Publications and Other Works,

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