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Wong, Shyh Shin; Ong, Kuei Rong; Teo, Clara Hui Xin; Ng, Jing Yi; Gwee, Ai Jia; Toh, Alison Yiling – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
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…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Psychometrics, Supported Employment
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Flores, Noelia; Jenaro, Cristina; Orgaz, M. Begona; Martin, M. Victoria – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
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…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Job Satisfaction, Mental Retardation, Quality of Working Life
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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