In this registered report, we examined interrelationships between established constructs of self-determination and economic hardship using data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 (NLTS2012). We tested the hypothesized factor structure of selected NLTS2012 items assessing constructs associated with self-determination (i.e., autonomy, psychological empowerment, and self-realization) using the full sample of youth with and without disabilities. Using latent variable modeling, we explored interrelationships among these constructs and economic hardship across disability and race/ethnicity groups. The self-determination constructs were confirmed, two of which (autonomy and psychological empowerment) resulted in significant inverse relationships with economic hardship. Different patterns emerged for youth with intersecting identities of disability, race, and ethnicity. Findings will inform culturally responsive approaches to transition service delivery that address and reduce systemic barriers, as well as provide support for promoting self-determination skills for all youth.

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探索残疾青少年和非残疾青少年的自决与经济困难结构之间的关系

在这份注册报告中，我们利用 2012 年国家纵向转型研究 (NLTS2012) 的数据，研究了既定的自决结构与经济困难之间的相互关系。我们使用残疾和健康青少年的完整样本测试了选定的 NLTS2012 项目的假设因素结构，评估与自决（即自主性、心理赋权和自我实现）相关的结构。使用潜变量模型，我们探讨了这些结构与残疾和种族/族裔群体的经济困难之间的相互关系。自决结构得到了证实，其中两个（自主和心理赋权）导致与经济困难呈显着的负相关。具有残疾、种族和族裔交叉身份的青年出现了不同的模式。研究结果将为过渡服务提供文化响应方法提供信息，以解决和减少系统性障碍，并为促进所有青年的自决技能提供支持。