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Perceptions of positive contributions and burnout in community developmental disability workers
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Lunsky, Yona, Hastings, Richard P., Hensel, Jennifer, Arenovich, Tamara and Dewa, Carolyn S. (2014) Perceptions of positive contributions and burnout in community developmental disability workers. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Volume 52 (Number 4). pp. 249-257. doi:10.1352/1934-9556-52.4.249 ISSN 1934-9491.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-52.4.249
Abstract
Research on staff supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) tends to focus on negative aspects of the work. This study expanded on previous research on the positive consequences that work in the IDD field has on staff using a brief version of the Staff Positive Contributions Questionnaire with 926 staff. Factor analysis suggested two factors: General positive contributions and Positive work motivation. Positive work motivation was associated with high levels of personal accomplishment, but shared limited variance with the other two burnout dimensions (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization). Findings lend support to the idea that we need to consider both positive and negative aspects of work life. This brief scale may be a useful index of how staff benefit from their work.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | ||||||||
Publisher: | American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1934-9491 | ||||||||
Official Date: | August 2014 | ||||||||
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Volume: | Volume 52 | ||||||||
Number: | Number 4 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 249-257 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1352/1934-9556-52.4.249 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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