Kirby Anne V, Dell'armo Kristin, Persch Andrew C
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
J Vocat Rehabil. 2019;51(1):77-86. doi: 10.3233/jvr-191027. Epub 2019 Jun 21.
Parent expectations are known to be significant predictors of postsecondary outcomes among youth with disabilities. However, little is known about the relationship between parent and youth expectations and their differential prediction of postsecondary outcomes among youth with disabilities.
To determine the relationship between parent and youth expectations among students with disabilities in the United States.
Through analysis of the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2), we compared wave two parent and youth expectations across disability categories (=1,940) and explored the extent to which they predicted youth postsecondary outcomes.
We identified that parent and youth expectations are related but significantly different, with parents consistently holding less independent expectations than youth. Both parent and youth expectations were identified as significant predictors of postsecondary outcomes, with youth expectations more strongly predicting education and independent living outcomes, and parent expectations more strongly predicting employment and Social Security benefit outcomes.
Transition providers should work with parents and youth to develop collaborative goals and expectations to best support youth with disabilities for independent activities in adulthood.
众所周知，家长的期望是残疾青年中学后教育成果的重要预测指标。然而，对于家长和青年的期望之间的关系以及它们对残疾青年中学后教育成果的差异预测，我们知之甚少。
确定美国残疾学生中家长和青年期望之间的关系。
通过对全国纵向过渡研究-2（NLTS2）的分析，我们比较了不同残疾类别（n = 1940）中第二轮家长和青年的期望，并探讨了它们对青年中学后教育成果的预测程度。
我们发现家长和青年的期望相关但存在显著差异，家长的独立期望始终低于青年。家长和青年的期望均被确定为中学后教育成果的重要预测指标，其中青年期望对教育和独立生活成果的预测更强，而家长期望对就业和社会保障福利成果的预测更强。
过渡服务提供者应与家长和青年合作，制定共同的目标和期望，以最好地支持残疾青年在成年后开展独立活动。
