Assessing Vocational Rehabilitation Engagement of People With Disabilities
| Autor: | Timothy N. Tansey, Fong Chan, Jennifer Sánchez, Jessica M. Brooks, Alo Dutta, Madan Kundu, Cahit Kaya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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030506 rehabilitation
Client engagement media_common.quotation_subject Rehabilitation Applied psychology Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Sample (statistics) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Self-determination Scale (social sciences) Service (economics) 030212 general & internal medicine Vocational rehabilitation 0305 other medical science Psychology Applied Psychology Clinical psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin. 60:145-154 |
| ISSN: | 1538-4853 0034-3552 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0034355215626698 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to validate the Vocational Rehabilitation Engagement Scale (VRES) in a sample of state vocational rehabilitation (VR) service consumers. A total of 277 individuals with disabilities were recruited from Alaska, Kentucky, Florida, Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. The measurement structure of the VRES was evaluated using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Exploratory factor analysis results support a one-factor measurement structure of the VRES. Confirmatory factor analysis results also indicated a good model fit for the one-factor measurement model. Internal consistency reliability (Cronbach’s α) for the scores on the VRES was computed to be .94. VR engagement was found to be associated with working alliance, vocational self-efficacy, internal motivation, and VR outcome expectancy in the expected direction. The VRES is a brief, reliable, and valid instrument for assessing VR engagement and contributes to the use of self-determination as a paradigm for improving motivation and engagement of people with disabilities receiving services from state VR agencies. |
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