Employment Self-Disclosure of Postsecondary Graduates with Learning Disabilities
Autor: | Lilia M. Ruban, Joseph W. Madaus, Joan M. McGuire, Teresa E. Foley |
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Rok vydání: | 2002 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Employment Male Health (social science) media_common.quotation_subject Truth Disclosure Education Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Personality Education Graduate Workplace media_common Response rate (survey) Medical education Learning Disabilities Data Collection 05 social sciences 050301 education Social environment 030229 sport sciences Work environment Job security General Health Professions Learning disability Self-disclosure Female Employed full time medicine.symptom Psychology 0503 education Prejudice |
Zdroj: | Journal of Learning Disabilities. 35:364-369 |
ISSN: | 1538-4780 0022-2194 |
DOI: | 10.1177/00222194020350040701 |
Popis: | One hundred thirty-two graduates with learning disabilities (LD) of a large, public, competitive postsecondary institution were surveyed to determine if they had self-disclosed their LD to their current employer and to provide the reasons for choosing to self-disclose or not to self-disclose. Based on a response rate of 67.4% ( n = 89), the results indicated that 86.5% of the respondents were employed full time. Although nearly 90% of the respondents stated that their LD affected their work in some way, only 30.3% self-disclosed to their employer. Of those who had not self-disclosed, the majority reported that there was no reason or need to self-disclose. However, 46.1% reported not self-disclosing due to fear of a potentially negative impact in the workplace or due to a concern for job security. Specific rationales for disclosure and information related to the use of self-reported accommodations and strategies are presented. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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