Zenon Gajdzica, Professor, Special Educator, Institute of Pedagogy, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. Stanisława Byra, Associate Professor, Special Educator, Institute of Pedagogy, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland.Anna Kołodziej-Zaleska, Assistant Professor, Psychologist, Institute of Psychology, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.Katarzyna Rutkowska, Assistant Professor, Psychologist, Institute of Psychology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland.Daniela Dzienniak-Pulina, Assistant Professor, Sociologist, Institute of Sociology, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.

• 1. Introduction 2. Youth with a disability from the biopsychosocial perspective – assumptions of the study 3. Mental health evaluation by adolescents with a disability and by their parents 4. Health-related quality of life of youth with a disability in the physical, emotional, family, peer, and educational context 5. Evaluation of health-related quality of life: perspectives of adolescents with disability and of parents 6. Personal and social resources of adolescents with a disability and of their parents: similarities and differences 7. Meaning of personal and social resources in maintaining health-related quality of life of adolescents with a disability 8. Conclusion

Zenon Gajdzica, Professor, Special Educator, Institute of Pedagogy, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. Stanisława Byra, Associate Professor, Special Educator, Institute of Pedagogy, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland.Anna Kołodziej-Zaleska, Assistant Professor, Psychologist, Institute of Psychology, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.Katarzyna Rutkowska, Assistant Professor, Psychologist, Institute of Psychology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland.Daniela Dzienniak-Pulina, Assistant Professor, Sociologist, Institute of Sociology, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.

• 1. Introduction 2. Youth with a disability from the biopsychosocial perspective – assumptions of the study 3. Mental health evaluation by adolescents with a disability and by their parents 4. Health-related quality of life of youth with a disability in the physical, emotional, family, peer, and educational context 5. Evaluation of health-related quality of life: perspectives of adolescents with disability and of parents 6. Personal and social resources of adolescents with a disability and of their parents: similarities and differences 7. Meaning of personal and social resources in maintaining health-related quality of life of adolescents with a disability 8. Conclusion

Zenon Gajdzica, Professor, Special Educator, Institute of Pedagogy, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. Stanisława Byra, Associate Professor, Special Educator, Institute of Pedagogy, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland.Anna Kołodziej-Zaleska, Assistant Professor, Psychologist, Institute of Psychology, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.Katarzyna Rutkowska, Assistant Professor, Psychologist, Institute of Psychology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland.Daniela Dzienniak-Pulina, Assistant Professor, Sociologist, Institute of Sociology, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.

• 1. Introduction 2. Youth with a disability from the biopsychosocial perspective – assumptions of the study 3. Mental health evaluation by adolescents with a disability and by their parents 4. Health-related quality of life of youth with a disability in the physical, emotional, family, peer, and educational context 5. Evaluation of health-related quality of life: perspectives of adolescents with disability and of parents 6. Personal and social resources of adolescents with a disability and of their parents: similarities and differences 7. Meaning of personal and social resources in maintaining health-related quality of life of adolescents with a disability 8. Conclusion