Developing an employer support model based on the evidence for employment of individuals with psychiatric disabilities

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380742
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Iwate Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: Ozawa Akihiko 岩手県立大学, 社会福祉学部, 准教授 (20584155)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 精神障害者雇用 / エビデンス / 事業主支援モデル / 態度尺度 / ATEP II / ATEP II-SF

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was as follows: (a) examining the construct validity of the revised Attitudes toward Employment of Psychiatric Disability scale (ATEP II), (b) developing and validating the short form of the ATEP II (ATEP II-SF), and (c) formulating an employment support model for the potential employers through the use of the ATEP II-SF. The results of the confirmative factor analysis of the ATEP II-SF suggested that the construct validity of the ATEP II-SF was within the acceptable range. Additionally, the results of the causal analysis of the employer attitude structure (employer motivation, trustworthiness, activity limitation, and attention distribution) indicated that generating a sense of trustworthiness in employers toward individuals with psychiatric disabilities might influence employers' motivation for hiring.

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