TY - JOUR
T1 - Disability-based inequity in youth subjective well-being
T2 - current findings and future directions
AU - Savage, Amber
AU - McConnell, David
AU - Emerson, Eric
AU - Llewellyn, Gwynnyth
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This selective, critical literature review synthesizes recent research exploring disability-based disparities in the subjective well-being and living conditions of youth in high-income countries. Compared with their non-disabled peers, disabled youth report lower levels of happiness, lower global life satisfaction and higher rates of suicidal ideation. Emerging evidence suggests that the relatively poor subjective well-being of disabled youth reflects, at least in part, differential access to material and social resources rather than the presence of chronic conditions or impairment per se. These findings indicate that disability-based disparities in youth subjective well-being are socially patterned and preventable.
AB - This selective, critical literature review synthesizes recent research exploring disability-based disparities in the subjective well-being and living conditions of youth in high-income countries. Compared with their non-disabled peers, disabled youth report lower levels of happiness, lower global life satisfaction and higher rates of suicidal ideation. Emerging evidence suggests that the relatively poor subjective well-being of disabled youth reflects, at least in part, differential access to material and social resources rather than the presence of chronic conditions or impairment per se. These findings indicate that disability-based disparities in youth subjective well-being are socially patterned and preventable.
KW - disability
KW - inequality
KW - life satisfaction
KW - subjective well-being
KW - youth
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84903277225&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09687599.2014.880331
DO - 10.1080/09687599.2014.880331
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84903277225
VL - 29
SP - 877
EP - 892
JO - Disability & Society
JF - Disability & Society
SN - 0968-7599
IS - 6
ER -