Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

2016

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Source Publication

Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals

Source ISSN

2165-1434

Abstract

This study conducted secondary analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) to examine the degree to which student, family, and school constructs predicted self-determination outcomes. Multi-group structural equation modeling was used to examine predictive relationships between 5 student, 4 family, and 7 school constructs developed from NLTS2 data and self-determination outcomes (autonomy, psychological empowerment, and self-realization) across disability groups. The pattern of predictive relationship between the constructs and self-determination outcomes across disability groups was complex. Only one construct—self-concept—showed a positive predictive relationship with all three self-determination constructs across most disability groups. Implications of the complex pattern of findings for research and practice are discussed.

Comments

Accepted version. Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, Vol. 39, No. 1 (2016): 23-33. DOI. © 2016 Hammill Institute on Disabilities. Used with permission.

Mauricio Garnier-Villareal was affiliated with University of Kansas at the time of publication.

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