Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-14-2016
Publication Title
Environment and Social Psychology
Volume
1
Issue
1
Pages
61-71
Publisher Name
Whioce Publishing Pte. Ltd.
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to investigate the process of psychological empowerment by way of examin- ing the effects of perceived employment barrier on employment hope, and employment hope on economic self-suffi- ciency. A structural equation modeling analysis was used with a sample of 517 participants in a job readiness program of a community-based social service organization in Chicago. Results indicate that employment hope mediates the path between perceived barriers and economic self-sufficiency. Findings provide preliminary evidence to support an em- powerment-based approach to rehabilitation, promoting self-sufficiency among people with physical disabilities using interventions that address employment barriers and employment hope.
Recommended Citation
Hong, Philip Young P.; Stokar, Hayley Sneiderman; and Choi, Sangmi. Psychological and Economic Self-sufficiency Among Low-income Jobseekers with Physical Disability Barriers. Environment and Social Psychology, 1, 1: 61-71, 2016. Retrieved from Loyola eCommons, Social Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works, http://dx.doi.org/10.18063/ESP.2016.01.008
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Copyright Statement
© Philip Young P. Hong, Haley Stokar, Sangmi Choi, 2016.
Comments
Author Posting © Philip Young P. Hong, Haley Stokar, Sangmi Choi, 2016. This article is posted here by permission of Whioce Publishing Pte. Ltd. for personal use, not for redistribution. The article was published in Environment and Social Psychology, Vol. 1, Iss. 1, January 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.18063/ESP.2016.01.008