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The Relationship Between Social Support And Self-Advocacy In College Students With Disabilities, Julia I. Marcus Johnson
The Relationship Between Social Support And Self-Advocacy In College Students With Disabilities, Julia I. Marcus Johnson
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This study explored the connection between social support and self-advocacy in college students with disabilities. The College Students with Disabilities Campus Climate Survey (Lombardi, Gerdes, & Murray, 2011) was used to gather data from undergraduate students at a midsize western private university. Social support was found to be a significant predictor of self-advocacy in college students with disabilities. Peer support, family support, and faculty teaching practices made up the construct of social support. Peer support and faculty teaching practices were found to be significant predictors of student self-advocacy. Family support was not found to be significant. The data was examined …