Psychosocial Issues faced by Emerging Adults with Visual Impairment

This study titled “Psychosocial Issues faced by Emerging Adults with Visual Impairment” aims to explore the various psychological and social issues and adjustments that adolescents with visual impairment in their transition to adulthood experience. The findings from this study would serve to facilitate discussions on ways to provide for effective training programmes and/or improvise on the existing ones.  You may or may not benefit from taking part in this study. However, the knowledge gained from this study will add to the existing knowledge of the field and will also have implications for further research on how to improve theories and practices in the context of disability and emerging adulthood. The findings will promote greater insight into their growth and resilience and can be utilized by psychological counsellors to help to create and expand activities and programmes for the overall development, provide opportunities for counselling to cater the developmental, preventive and remedial needs of these emerging adults and also to work in collaboration with parents, instructors, caregivers and peer.

Kindly be honest in your response, strictly keeping in mind your perception of the various psychological and social issues that emerging adults with visual impairment would experience. All information provided by you will be kept confidential.

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Your consent to participate in the above mentioned study is sought. You have the right to refuse consent or withdraw the same during any point in the study. And doubts regarding the study shall be clarified. Please feel free to contact me, Deeya Mitra (Ph No. +919035602516 or Email: deeya.m13@gmail.com) for any clarification during or before the study. All information/data collected from you will be kept strictly confidential.
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Vision is the dominant sense in humans which is responsible for the acquisition of much of our knowledge. Visual impairment is associated not only with development of the individual but also creates a barrier to their psychological and social well being. This poses a challenge especially in the period of emerging adulthood (age 18 to 25 years), a phase of life when an individual departs from the dependency of childhood and adolescence and attempts to gain independence from various social roles and normative expectations.

For an individual with visual impairment, there is grave difficulty in gathering information as majority of our knowledge about our environment is retrieved through the modality of sight. This often results to reduced opportunities as there are constraints in access to information and less contact with the physical and social environment. This study places importance on the potential role of young adults with sensory or physical disabilities and attempts to understand the perspectives of the emerging adults and professionals with expertise in this field, which are often missing from program and policy initiatives.

As a participant of this study, you are required to rate the following statements on a scale on 1 to 5 on the basis of the relevancy and importance of the statement to you as a visually impaired emerging adult or an individual who is directly/indirectly engaged in the lives of emerging adults with VI.

Rate 1 if you feel that the statement is the least relevant or important, gradually increasing with each point to a rating of 5 being the most relevant or important.

1. Unable to live up to their dreams and aspirations because of limited opportunities *
Least relevant
Most relevant
2. Feel cheated and bullied at work place *
Least relevant
Most relevant
3. Feel frustrated to always depend on technology (For example, JAWS & NVDA) *
Least relevant
Most relevant
4. Feel that sense of disability increases with the use of guided aids *
Least relevant
Most relevant
5. Experience self doubt, inadequacy and low levels of confidence in forming intimate relationships *
Least relevant
Most relevant
6. Difficulty in getting employment because of limited options *
Least relevant
Most relevant
7. Difficulty in navigation and mobility *
Least relevant
Most relevant
8. Lack in interacting skills and etiquettes expected in social situations *
Least relevant
Most relevant
9. Feeling of low self-dignity *
Least relevant
Most relevant
10.  Negative attitudes from society lead to lack of self-assurance and insecurity *
Least relevant
Most relevant
11. Unable to fit into mainstream education system *
Least relevant
Most relevant
12. Less or incorrect sexual knowledge *
Least relevant
Most relevant
13. Lack skills of imagination and creativity *
Least relevant
Most relevant
14. Lack of sufficient number of special schools and qualified special educators *
Least relevant
Most relevant
15. Feel hesitant to take part in recreational activities *
Least relevant
Most relevant
16. Feel unattractive amidst sighted peers *
Least relevant
Most relevant
17. Lack of peer support *
Least relevant
Most relevant
18. Worried about financial security *
Least relevant
Most relevant
19. Difficulties in trusting people *
Least relevant
Most relevant
20. Sense of dependency on others for mobility *
Least relevant
Most relevant
21. Feelings of frustration when faced with sympathy from people *
Least relevant
Most relevant
22. No sense of how other’s perceive the body *
(Do not understand how others look at their body)
Least relevant
Most relevant
23. Avoid attending social gatherings *
Least relevant
Most relevant
24. Others do not understand the need for VI to touch/feel objects around them *
Least relevant
Most relevant
25. Sense of being socially unaccepted *
Least relevant
Most relevant
26. Failure to grasp and understand concepts/ideas clearly *
Least relevant
Most relevant
27. High expectations from family members *
Least relevant
Most relevant
28. Worry about supporting their family in old age *
Least relevant
Most relevant
29. Tend to think that romance and romantic relationships are beyond their reach *
Least relevant
Most relevant
30. Lack of emotional support system *
Least relevant
Most relevant
31. Feeling of inferiority arising from dependency *
Least relevant
Most relevant
32. Easily fall victim in the hands of injustice and crime *
Least relevant
Most relevant
33. Lack of sufficient recreational activities *
Least relevant
Most relevant
34. Experience lack of development of self-concept *
Least relevant
Most relevant
35. Difficulty in finding a life partner with emotional compatibility *
Least relevant
Most relevant
36. Worried about self-care and reducing social support in old age *
Least relevant
Most relevant
37. Feel the need to be accountable for oneself *
Least relevant
Most relevant
38. Experience several communication barriers in expressing oneself *
Least relevant
Most relevant
39. Feel insecure about personal safety *
Least relevant
Most relevant
40. Difficulties in maintaining an intimate relationship *
Least relevant
Most relevant
41. Experience bouts of  loneliness and depression *
Least relevant
Most relevant
42. People associate visual impairment with mental deficits *
Least relevant
Most relevant
43. Difficulty in understanding sense of personal space and norms of proximity *
Least relevant
Most relevant
44. Feel inadequate due to dependence on others *
Least relevant
Most relevant
45. Lack of sufficient exposure *
Least relevant
Most relevant
46. Feeling of being emotionally detached from society *
Least relevant
Most relevant
47. Face discrimination at home with regard to abilities *
(For example, helping with household chores)
Least relevant
Most relevant
48. Lack sense of body image *
Least relevant
Most relevant
49. Experience lowered self-esteem *
Least relevant
Most relevant
50. Others judge the need for VI to touch/feel people and objects around them *
Least relevant
Most relevant
51. Feel pressurized to prove self-worth *
Least relevant
Most relevant
52. Feel less confident during job interviews *
Least relevant
Most relevant
53. Constant negative comments and de-motivation from society, breaks the belief of being an equal part of society *
Least relevant
Most relevant
54. Experience lack of confidence from family while stepping out of the house *
Least relevant
Most relevant
55. Unavailability of training in self-defense *
Least relevant
Most relevant
56. Experience discrimination while availing facilities *
(For example, Accommodation, Banking)
Least relevant
Most relevant
57. Difficulty in finding good friends *
Least relevant
Most relevant
58. Feel socially stigmatized *
Least relevant
Most relevant
59. People think that because VI individuals cannot see, they are physically weak *
Least relevant
Most relevant
60. VI are hesitant to interact with people *
Least relevant
Most relevant
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