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Vassos, Maria; Nankervis, Karen; Skerry, Trevor; Lante, Kerrie – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: Research shows that up to 43% of disability support workers (DSWs) report poor psychosocial work outcomes (e.g., stress, job burnout, low job satisfaction). This study examined whether the job demand-control-(support) model offers a valid explanation of DSW burnout and work engagement. Method: 325 DSWs completed online measures of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Stress Variables, Burnout, Job Satisfaction
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Lin, Jin-Ding; Lin, Pei-Ying; Wu, Chia-Ling – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Little scientific research has focused on the measure of how positive wellbeing of people caring for people with disabilities. The purposes of the present study are to explore the wellbeing perception and its determinants of caregivers who caring for people with disability. We employed a cross-sectional, self-administrative structured…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Life Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Caregivers
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Carlson, Elaine; Bitterman, Amy; Daley, Tamara – National Center for Special Education Research, 2010
This report uses data from the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS) to describe access for young children with disabilities in two specific domains: community activities, including extracurricular activities and family recreation, and kindergarten classroom experiences. While PEELS is a broad, descriptive study, the analyses…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Neighborhoods, Extracurricular Activities, Elementary Education