The purpose of this study was to draw from self-determination and self-efficacy theories to evaluate psychological constructs (autonomous motivation, competency, and outcome expectancy) as mediators of the relationship between working alliance and engagement in transition–vocational rehabilitation (VR) services among African American students with disabilities. A serial multiple mediation analysis was computed to evaluate the mediators of transition-VR service engagement in a sample of 88 African American high school students with disabilities. We found that working alliance was positively associated with active engagement in transition-VR services (total effect), whereas the direct effect of working alliance on engagement was not significant after controlling for the effects of autonomous motivation, competency, and outcome expectancy, supporting significant mediation effects. Findings suggest that a strong working alliance between students and rehabilitation counselors and transition specialists can foster autonomous motivation, competency, and outcome expectancy, resulting in higher levels of engagement in transition-VR services.

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非裔美国残疾青年的过渡参与：连续调解模型

本研究的目的是利用自我决定和自我效能理论来评估心理结构（自主动机、能力和结果预期）作为工作联盟与参与过渡性职业康复 (VR) 服务之间关系的中介。在非裔美国残疾学生中。计算了一系列多重中介分析，以评估 88 名非裔美国残疾高中学生样本中过渡 VR 服务参与的中介因素。我们发现工作联盟与积极参与转型 VR 服务（总效应）呈正相关，而在控制自主动机、能力和结果预期的影响后，工作联盟对参与的直接影响不显着，支持显着的中介效应。研究结果表明，学生、康复顾问和过渡专家之间的强大工作联盟可以培养自主动机、能力和结果预期，从而提高过渡 VR 服务的参与度。