Understanding Quality of Working Life of Workers with Intellectual Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Flores, Noelia; Jenaro, Cristina; Orgaz, M. Begona; Martin, M. Victoria
Titel	Understanding Quality of Working Life of Workers with Intellectual Disabilities
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 24 (2011) 2, S.133-141 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/j.1468-3148.2010.00576.x
Schlagwörter	Supported Employment; Job Satisfaction; Mental Retardation; Quality of Working Life; Questionnaires; Interviews; Sheltered Workshops; Attitude Measures; Work Environment; Surveys; Regression (Statistics); Social Support Groups; Supervisors; Employees; Predictor Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitsförderungsmaßnahme; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Geistige Behinderung; Arbeitsqualität; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Arbeitsmilieu; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Prädiktor
Abstract	Background: 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. Methods: 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. Results: Regression analyses showed that perceived low job demands and elevated social support from coworkers and supervisors predicted higher quality of working life. Conclusions: 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. (As Provided).
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