Quality of Life and Life Satisfaction of People with Disabilities during Forced Social Distancing and Home Confinement Derived from the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Olena Chykhantsova
Kostiuk Institute of Psychology, NAES of Ukraine, Kyiv
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2661-3265
Justina Kievišienė
University of Klaipeda, Lithuania
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6524-9910
Ingrida Baranauskienė
University of Klaipeda, Lithuania
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2011-7957
Cesar Agostinis-Sobrinho
University of Klaipeda, Lithuania
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9104-9042
Published 2022-12-07
https://doi.org/10.15388/se.2022.v1i44.13
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Keywords

life satisfaction
happiness
people with disabilities
quarantine due to Covid-19 pandemic
quality of life

How to Cite

Chykhantsova , O. (2022) “Quality of Life and Life Satisfaction of People with Disabilities during Forced Social Distancing and Home Confinement Derived from the COVID-19 Pandemic”, Special Education, 1(44), pp. 103–126. doi:10.15388/se.2022.v1i44.13.

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the quality of life and life satisfaction of people with disabilities in quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine and Lithuania. There were total 546 participants aged 16-84 years from Lithuania and Ukraine. The respondents completed the authors’ questionnaire and the Subjective Happiness Scale to measure quality of life, subjective happiness, and life satisfaction. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to assess the associations between quality of life, subjective happiness, and life satisfaction. The results demonstrate the interrelation between the constructs measured, when subjectively evaluated quality of life during quarantine was associated with satisfaction within various life spheres, and moderately associated with subjective happiness. In conclusion, our study showed the interdependence between quality of life, subjective happiness and life satisfaction, allowing manipulation of separate components to induce change in other not only in scientific rapport, but also in physical and mental health orientated preventative actions to improve the well-being for people with disabilities

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