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Simonsen, Monica L.; Neubert, Debra A. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2013
Community employment outcomes were examined for 338 transitioning youth with intellectual and other developmental disabilities in one state 18 months after exiting public school. All transitioning youth received ongoing Developmental Disability agency funding. The majority of transitioning youth (57.1%) were engaged in sheltered or nonwork…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Employment Opportunities
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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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Sonnentag, Sabine; Binnewies, Carmen; Mojza, Eva J. – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2010
The authors of this study examined the relation between job demands and psychological detachment from work during off-job time (i.e., mentally switching off) with psychological well-being and work engagement. They hypothesized that high job demands and low levels of psychological detachment predict poor well-being and low work engagement. They…
Descriptors: Correlation, Work Environment, Psychological Patterns, Cognitive Processes