Preliminary investigation into subjective well-being, mental health, resilience, and spinal cord injury

Abstract

Objectives: To undertake a pilot investigation into whether individuals whose subjective well-being had returned to the normal homeostatic range after a spinal cord injury (SCI) may be more resilient and therefore, at less risk of emotional distress over time. To consider the relative stability of subjective well-being in individuals with chronic SCI whose subjective well-being had previously returned to the normative homeostatic range. Study design: Longitudinal study: Time 1 (T1) 2004 and Time 2 (T2) 2009. Setting: Victoria, Australia. Participants: Participants were adults living in the community with chronic SCI, who had no mental ill-health symptoms at T1. Outcome measures: Scales inclu..