NEGOTIATING THE REALITY OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT - HOPE, COPING, AND FUNCTIONAL ABILITY

A consecutive sample of 63 adventitiously blinded American military ve terans in a interdisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation program partici pated in this study examining the relation of hope to self-reported fu nctional ability level. Scores from a modified oral administration of the Hope Scale and the Millon Behavioral Health Inventory basic coping styles were used as predictor variables to test regression-based mode ls of mediation and moderation relations to functional ability level. Results support a mediating role for hope in the relation between a pr oactive sociable style and perceived level of functional ability.