Exploring Ecological Factors Influencing School Life Adaptation of Adolescents with Physical Disabilities

Purpose: This study aimed to explore the ecological factors that influence the school life adaptation of adolescents with physical disabilities, including personal, microsystem, and exosystem factors. Method: To achieve the purpose of the study, the responses of 158 adolescents with physical disabilities were extracted and analyzed from the 4th Panel Survey on the lives of individuals with disabilities conducted by the KODDI. Results: First, the level of ecological factors on the school life adaptation of adolescents with physical disabilities was found to be positive overall. Second, as a result of examining the ecological influence factors on the school life adaptation of adolescents with physical disabilities, among microsystem factors, family health was found to have a statistically significant influence, and among exosystem factors, the degree of respect received in daily life was found to have a statistically significant influence. Conclusion: Based on the results derived from this study, educational measures to improve family health and social awareness shift on individuals with physical disabilities as part of a strategy to improve the level of school life adaptation of adolescents with physical disabilities were discussed.