Predictors of Employment Intention for Mentally Disabled Persons

Sang-Sook Han; Jeong Hye Han; Eun Kyoung Yun

doi:10.4040/jkan.2008.38.4.541

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Han, Han, and Yun: Predictors of Employment Intention for Mentally Disabled Persons

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2008; 38(4): 541-549.

Published online: 31 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.4.541

Predictors of Employment Intention for Mentally Disabled Persons

Sang-Sook Han¹, Jeong Hye Han², Eun Kyoung Yun³

¹Professor, College of Nursing Science, KyungHee University, Seoul, Korea.

²Manager, Gangbuk-gu Community Mental Health Center, Seoul, Korea.

³Part-time Instructor, College of Nursing Science, KyungHee University, Seoul, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Yun, Eun Kyoung. College of Nursing Science, KyungHee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Korea. Tel: 82-2-961-0305, Fax: 82-2-961-9398, ekyun2008@gmail.com

Received 8 May 2008 Accepted 14 July 2008

Abstract

Purpose

This study was conducted to determine the predictors of employment intention for mentally disabled persons.

Methods

Mentally disabled persons who had participated in rehabilitation programs in one of 16 mental health centers and 9 community rehabilitation centers located in Seoul and Kyunggi province were recruited for this study. A random sampling method was used and 414 respondents were used for final analysis. Data was analyzed by Pearson's correlation, and stepwise multiple regression using the SPSS Win 14.0.

Results

The predictors influencing employment intention of the mentally disabled person were observed as employment desire (β=.48), guardian's expectation (β=.26), professional's support (β=.23), financial management (β=.10), eating habits (β=.07), and quality of life (β=-.01). Six factors explained 61.1% of employment intention of mentally disabled persons.

Conclusion

The employment intention of a mentally disabled person was influenced by employment desire, diet self-efficacy, guardian's expectation, professional's support, quality of life, financial management and eating habits.

Keywords: Employment, Mentally disabled person

Figures and Tables

Table 1

General Characteristics (N=414)

Table 2

Mean and Standard Deviation of Variables

Table 3

Correlation among Variables

x1=Employment intention; x2=Quality of life; x3=Employment desire; x4=Self esteem; x5=Guardian's expectation; x6=Friend's support; x7=Professional's support; x8=Eating habit; x9=Hygiene; x10=Appearance care; x11=Environment arrangement; x12=Financial management; x13=Health management; x14=Daily life; x15=Age; x16=Period of mental health center use; x17=Frequency of hospital admission.

^*p<.05; ^**p<.01.

Table 4

The Predictors of Employment Intention

^*p<.05.

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