PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE College students with physical disabilities are often at a higher risk for mental health problems. In addition, some universities have created disability community spaces, but it is not known whether these spaces are associated with social support or increased mental health and well-being among students who use them. This study investigated differences in feelings of perceived social support, depressive symptomatology, and well-being between students with physical disabilities who live in general student housing and students with physical disabilities who live in a disability community. Research Methods/Design: A mixed-methods online survey was used to collect data from students with physical disabilities who lived in a disability community and from those who did not. Of the participants, 27 college students self-identified as having a physical disability (n = 27), 11 participants lived in the disability community (n = 11), and 16 did not (n = 16). RESULTS The quantitative results indicated statistically significant differences between the two groups on all three measures. The open-ended responses revealed that those who lived in the disability community setting felt more connected to other students with physical disabilities. However, the results also showed that many students with physical disabilities felt socially disconnected for a myriad of reasons. CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS These findings suggest that living in a disability community may be associated with feeling socially supported and improved mental health outcomes among college students with physical disabilities. Universities and other stakeholders should consider implementing programs to foster disability community among students with physical disabilities. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

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身心障碍大学生的残疾社区与心理健康.

目的/目标 身体残疾的大学生通常面临更高的心理健康问题风险。此外，一些大学创建了残疾人社区空间，但尚不清楚这些空间是否与社会支持或使用它们的学生的心理健康和福祉有关。本研究调查了住在普通学生宿舍的身体残疾学生与住在残疾社区的身体残疾学生在感知社会支持、抑郁症状和幸福感方面的差异。研究方法/设计：使用混合方法在线调查收集生活在残疾社区和没有生活在残疾社区的身体残疾学生的数据。在参与者中，27 名大学生自认为有身体残疾（n = 27），11 名参与者住在残疾社区（n = 11），16 名没有（n = 16）。结果 定量结果表明两组在所有三项措施上均存在统计学上的显着差异。开放式回答表明，生活在残疾社区环境中的人感觉与其他身体残疾学生的联系更加紧密。然而，结果还表明，许多身体残疾的学生由于种种原因而感到与社会脱节。结论/意义 这些发现表明，生活在残疾社区可能与身体残疾大学生感受到社会支持和改善心理健康结果有关。大学和其他利益相关者应考虑实施计划，以在身体残疾的学生中培养残疾社区。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2021 APA，保留所有权利）。