Development and Validation of an Instrument to Assess Work Support Needs of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in Sheltered Employment

Autor/inn/en	Wong, Shyh Shin; Ong, Kuei Rong; Teo, Clara Hui Xin; Ng, Jing Yi; Gwee, Ai Jia; Toh, Alison Yiling
Titel	Development and Validation of an Instrument to Assess Work Support Needs of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in Sheltered Employment
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 34 (2021) 1, S.295-306 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ong, Kuei Rong)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/jar.12807
Schlagwörter	Test Construction; Test Validity; Psychometrics; Supported Employment; Sheltered Workshops; Adults; Individual Needs; Employees; Intellectual Disability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testaufbau; Testvalidität; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Arbeitsförderungsmaßnahme; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung
Abstract	Background: The Work Support Profile (WSP) is a brief assessment instrument that enables staff supporting adults with disabilities to provide calibrated and individualized support for specific work tasks. This paper sought to examine the psychometric properties of WSP for people with disabilities. Method: A pilot study was conducted with 239 sheltered workshop employees diagnosed mainly with intellectual disability to explore the structure of this assessment tool, and provide initial evidence of its psychometric properties. Subsequently, a larger-scale study captured a nationwide profile of 761 sheltered workshop employees with intellectual disability. Results: Across both studies, factor analyses yielded a conceptually acceptable 5-factor structure with 33 items accounting for approximately 65% of the variance. Furthermore, the reliability, convergent and discriminant validity of WSP can be considered adequate. Conclusion: Results provide preliminary evidence that WSP is a psychometrically adequate tool for assessing the work support needs of adults with disabilities on given work tasks. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01