Exploring factors that contribute to resilience in individuals with disability

To challenge the medical model view of disability, this study will be focused on positive characteristics of individuals with disability that enable optimal human functioning, specifically how the need for cognition and attitudes towards technology relate to resilience in individuals with disability. Participants (n = 361) were recruited via Cloud Research/Amazon MTurk, taking an anonymous online survey including the Need for Cognition Scale, Conor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and the Computer Technology Use Scale. I hypothesized that attitudes towards technology would moderate the relationship between the need for cognition and resilience. Results indicated a small to moderate positive relationship (r = .318) between the need for cognition and resilience, however there was no relationship between attitudes towards technology and need for cognition (r = .04) or resilience (r = -.05). Moderation analysis resulted in a significant model (F (3, 345) = 14.17, p < .001), but the interaction effect was insignificant (b = -.002, 95% CI [-.01, .01], p = .63), suggesting no moderating relationship.