Assessing cognitive and Affective Reactions of employers toward people with disabilities in the workplace

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 427-434

  Copeland, Jana ^a   Chan, Fong ^b   Bezyak, Jill ^c   Fraser, Robert T ^d  

^a Rocky Mountain Laser Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective reactions; Disability; Employer attitudes; Employment

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; DISABLED PERSON; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

AFFECT; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; COLORADO; DISABLED PERSONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79951722966     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-009-9207-y     Document Type: Article

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