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The Moderator Effect of Commitment on the Relations between Satisfaction and Motivation in Special Employment Centres
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Pérez-Conesa, Francisco J.; Romeo, Marina; Yepes-Baldó, Montserrat – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Little is known about the relation between satisfaction, commitment and motivation among employees with mild intellectual disabilities. The present research analyses the moderated effect of commitment on the relation between satisfaction of employees with intellectual disabilities and their motivation. Method: Employees with legally…
Descriptors: Employees, Mild Intellectual Disability, Job Satisfaction, Motivation
Needs and Supports of People with Intellectual Disability and Their Families in Catalonia
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Vilaseca, Rosa; Gràcia, Marta; Beltran, Francesc S.; Dalmau, Mariona; Alomar, Elisabeth; Adam-Alcocer, Ana Luisa; Simó-Pinatella, David – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: The study assesses the support needs of individuals with intellectual disability and their families in Catalonia. The present authors examine family quality of life (FQoL), identify the individual services required and assess families' perceptions of the extent to which their family member with intellectual disability and they…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Needs Assessment, Family Needs
Overview of the Enhanced Natural Gestures Instructional Approach and Illustration of Its Use with Three Students with Angelman Syndrome
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Calculator, Stephen; Diaz-Caneja Sela, Patricia – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: This investigation details procedures used to teach enhanced natural gestures (ENGs) and illustrates its use with three students with Angelman syndrome (AS). Materials and Methods: Themes were extracted, using a process of content analysis, to organize individuals' feedback pertaining to previous versions of the instructional…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Nonverbal Communication, Content Analysis, Feedback (Response)
Subjective Quality of Life of People with Intellectual Disabilities: The Role of Emotional Competence on Their Subjective Well-Being
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Rey, Lourdes; Extremera, Natalio; Duran, Auxiliadora; Ortiz-Tallo, Margarita – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: For decades, the field of quality of life for people with intellectual disabilities has focused on the improving the external life conditions. However, scarce research has examined the contribution of person-related psychological resources such as emotional competence (EC) on well-being in this population. Materials and Methods: Using…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Well Being, Mental Retardation, Emotional Development
Influence of Some Psychosocial Factors on Mobbing and Its Consequences among Employees Working with People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Figueiredo-Ferraz, Hugo; Gil-Monte, Pedro R.; Grau-Alberola, Ester; Llorca-Pellicer, Marta; Garcia-Juesas, Juan A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: The problem of mobbing has attracted a great deal of attention over the past few years. This concern has increased the study of the phenomena, which has resulted in many scientific publications. Mobbing has been characterized as an emerging risk at work. The aim of this study was to analyse the influence of some psychosocial factors at…
Descriptors: Employees, Mental Retardation, Role Conflict, Figurative Language
Quality of Life of Workers with an Intellectual Disability in Supported Employment
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Verdugo, M. A.; Jordan de Urries, F. B.; Jenaro, C.; Caballo, C.; Crespo, M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2006
Aim: This study investigate what characteristics of supported employment increase quality of life and whether quality of life is higher in supported employment workers or the sheltered ones in Spain. Typicalness, the degree to which the characteristics of a job are the same as those of co-workers without a disability in the same company, was…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Work Environment