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Making Work Fit Care: Reconciliation Strategies Used by Working Mothers of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Chou, Yueh-Ching; Fu, Li-yeh; Chang, Heng-Hao – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: This study explored the experiences of working mothers with an adult child with intellectual disabilities to understand how they reconcile paid work and care responsibilities. Methods: Fifteen working mothers in Taiwan with an adult child with intellectual disabilities were interviewed, and an interpretative phenomenological approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Employed Parents, Mothers
Understanding Quality of Working Life of Workers with Intellectual Disabilities
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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
Predictors of Job Satisfaction among Staff in Residential Settings for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: A Comparison between Three Residential Models
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Chou, Yueh-Ching; Kroger, Teppo; Lee, Yue-Chune – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: This cross-sectional study aims to assess whether there are differences in staff job satisfaction, including organizational and individual characteristics, between three residential models for adults with intellectual disabilities (small residential home, group home and institution) and to investigate the organizational and individual…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Job Satisfaction, Mental Retardation, Measures (Individuals)
Investigating Burnout and Psychological Well-Being of Staff Working with People with Intellectual Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour: The Role of Personality
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Chung, Man Cheung; Harding, Carly – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: The present research extended previous research by broadening the dimensions of personality traits, and focusing on burnout and psychological well-being among staff working with people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour. Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey in which 103 staff completed questionnaires…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Mental Retardation, Burnout, Questionnaires
Practitioners Who Work with Parents with Intellectual Disability: Stress, Coping and Training Needs
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Clayton, Olivia; Chester, Andrea; Mildon, Robyn; Matthews, Jan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: Challenges for practitioners who work with parents with intellectual disability arise from several sources. The purpose of the current study was to identify the stressors experienced by practitioners who work with parents with intellectual disability in Australia, investigate coping strategies and explore training needs so as to inform…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Mental Retardation, Professional Development, Coping
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
Staff Stress and Morale in Community-Based Settings for People with Intellectual Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour: A Brief Report
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Robertson, Janet; Hatton, Chris; Felce, David; Meek, Andrea; Carr, Deborah; Knapp, Martin; Hallam, Angela; Emerson, Eric; Pinkney, Lisa; Caesar, Emma; Lowe, Kathy – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
Background: There are no studies that have compared outcomes for staff in different types of supported accommodation for people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour. This study looked at stress, morale and intended job turnover in staff in two types of community-based residential supports: non-congregate settings where the…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Mental Retardation, Morale, Work Environment