Volume 5

Number 2, July 2023

Perceived Social Support and Self-Effcacy among Blind Adolescents

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47648/zhswmcj.2023.v0502.02

Susmita Bhadra1 , Rowshan Ara2 , Ummul Khair Alam3 , Tushar Kanti Bhadra4 , Mohammad Nurunnabi5

Abstract

Background: Blind adolescents are a vulnerable group of the population and they endure a wide range of challenges during their daily lives, including schooling, family life, workplace and society. It is essential that they feel supported by their surrounding people for their growth to proceed as easily as possible. Self-effcacy is considered an important factor for adolescents’ healthy physical and mental health to overcome challenges.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the association between perceived social support and self-effcacy among 107 blind adolescents resided in the hostels of the ‘Assistance for Blind Children’ (ABC) organization and a college during the study period from January to December 2019. ‘Social Support Questionnaire for Children/Adolescents’ and ‘General Self-Effcacy Scale’ were used to construct the questionnaire.

Results: Adolescents had perceived the highest support from parents (26.36±2.32) and the lowest from relatives (14.74±7.48). The mean scores of total SSQC were 106.2±17.5 and the total self-effcacy scale scores were 28.5±5.0 which had average good. The mean of perceived social support was statistically signifcant with the adolescent’s age, gender, father’s and mother’s education, father’s occupation, residence and monthly family income (p<0.05). The mean of self-effcacy was statistically signifcant with the adolescent’s family type, father’s and mother’s education (p<0.05). There was a positive signifcant correlation between self-effcacy and PSS (r= +0.523, p=0.000).

Conclusion: Resilient social support to the adolescents showed higher levels of self-effcacy. To increase their selfeffcacy and help them become self-reliant in the future, they need more technical guidance.

Keywords: Perceived social support, self-effcacy, blind adolescents, Bangladesh


  1. MPH Fellow, Department of Maternal and Child Health

    National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dhaka

  2. Professor and Head, Department of Population Dynamics

    National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dhaka

  3. Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Maternal and Child Health

    National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dhaka

  4. Intern Doctor

    Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka

  5. Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine

    Sylhet Women’s Medical College, Sylhet

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Volume 5, Number 2, July 2023
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