COPING STRATEGIES, SELF-EFFICACY, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMMUNITY: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY AMONG ADOLESCENTS WITH MOTOR DISABILITIES

Abstract

Adolescents facing these disabilities experience multiple psychological and social problems that can impede their adjustment and well-being. Understanding how these youths experience and adapt to stress is critical to providing support. This research focuses on the interaction of coping skills, self-efficacy, and psychological immunity in adolescents with motor impairments in the Najran region of Saudi Arabia. The author employed a correlational descriptive design and collected data from a randomly chosen corpus of 162 respondents aged 15 to 18. The authors integrated three scales of proven validity to measure the various dimensions of coping: ‘positive confrontation, emotional discharge, and social support; self-efficacy: performance capability, challenge management, and outcome prediction; and psychological immunity: positive thinking, creativity, self-confidence, ‘flexibility, adaptation, and integration. Using Pearson's correlation and reliability as determination of statistical independence, the author concluded that the participants displayed high coping, particularly proactive coping, and moderate self-efficacy and psychological immunity. There were important positive correlational relationships, implying that the use of coping strategies is directly related to self-efficacy and psychological resilience. These results highlight the importance of adaptive coping as a protective psychological mechanism that helps disabled adolescents maintain emotional equilibrium and social adjustment. Counseling psychology, inclusive education, and rehabilitation need to focus on the systematic development of these psychological resources. Counseling strategies that center on the formulation of coping skills and the enhancement of self-efficacy and psychological immunity will improve mental health, promote social inclusion, and empower adolescents to meet the challenges of everyday life. This research adds to the understanding of strength-based frameworks and complements the Saudi Vision 2030 national projects.