本研究以Lazarus和Folkman（1984）的壓力認知評價與因應模式為架構，深入探討三位視障、二位肢障及一位聽障大學生之壓力因應歷程。研究者透過深入訪談、相關文件及省思日誌等方式，分析研究對象在大學階段之壓力事件、對該事件之認知評價、因應策略、因應結果以及相關因素與壓力因應之關係。 研究結果顯示，六位研究對象的大學生活壓力事件主要來自學業、未來規劃、人際關係、家庭等方面。其對於不同壓力事件的認知評價包含了：傷害、失去、威脅、挑戰、衝突、超過負荷及模稜兩可或兼具兩種以上的特質。而其對壓力所採取的因應策略可歸納為：主動因應、計畫、社會支持、重新定義情境、接受事實、發洩情緒及逃避等七類。 根據研究對象對於壓力事件的因應結果之評價，可以發現即使不同研究對象使用相同屬性的因應策略，其因應結果也會有所不同；而社會支持普遍對壓力事件因應結果有正向的作用。最後，本研究亦分析研究對象之個人及環境因素與其壓力事件因應歷程之關係。

The purpose of this research was to explore the stress coping process of six college students with disabilities based on Lazarus and Folkman’s theory of stress appraisal and coping. The participants were four males and two females, among which three were visually impaired, two had physical disability and one had hearing impairment. The qualitative research method was employed and the data was gathered by in-depth interviews, personal documents and reflective journals. The results indicated that the main stress events the participants encountered in their college life included four domains: academic, future plan, interpersonal relationship and family. The cognitive appraisals of the different stress events the participants explicated were hurt, loss, threat, challenge, conflict, overload and ambiguity or two or more of the above. The attributes of the coping strategies adopted included: active coping, making plan, seeking social supports, redefining the situation, accepting the fact, expressing the emotion and escaping. The conclusions of the participants’ stress coping outcomes showed that different participants using the same strategies might cause different outcomes. Social support has the positive function. When the participants predicted that they couldn’t control the outcomes well, they generally adopted passive coping strategies. When the participants think that the event was caused by their disabilities, they generally appraised it as a stressful event. Obviously different kinds of disabilities were associated with different aspects of stress coping. And if the participants lacked of social skills, they usually had the stress on interpersonal relationship. If they couldn’t achieve the expectations, it would cause stress. Finally, if they had good social support systems, it could reduce their stress. The results showed that different participants adopting the same strategies might cause different coping outcomes. However, searching social support always resulted in positive outcome. If the coping outcomes were negative, the individual’s life adjustment would be affected. Finally, the specific personal and the environmental factors related to the stress coing processes of each participant were discussed in this study.