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Understanding Quality of Working Life of Workers with Intellectual Disabilities.
- Source :
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Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities . Mar2011, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p133-141. 9p. 1 Diagram, 3 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- This paper examines the perceived quality of working life of workers with intellectual disabilities. Specifically, this paper looks at participants' perceptions in relation to perceived job demands and resources and their impact on experienced job satisfaction. In this cross-sectional survey, 507 workers with intellectual disabilities, employed in either sheltered workshops or supported employment, completed questionnaires on the quality of working life through semi-structured interviews. Regression analyses showed that perceived low job demands and elevated social support from coworkers and supervisors predicted higher quality of working life. Common organizational psychology measures can be successfully used with this population to assess quality of working life. This study confirms the multidimensional nature of quality of working life, and the impact of job demands and available resources on perceived satisfaction with job for workers with intellectual disabilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *INTELLECTUAL disabilities
*QUALITY of work life
*ANALYSIS of variance
*CHI-squared test
*COMPUTER software
*STATISTICAL correlation
*EMPLOYMENT of people with disabilities
*INTERVIEWING
*JOB satisfaction
*RESEARCH methodology
*SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*SHELTERED workshops
*SURVEYS
*DATA analysis
*MULTIPLE regression analysis
*SOCIAL support
*CROSS-sectional method
*PSYCHOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13602322
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 57984329
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3148.2010.00576.x