The vocational well-being of workers with childhood onset of disability: Life satisfaction and perceived workplace discrimination

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 681-698

  Moore, Mark E ^a   Konrad, Alison M ^b   Yang, Yang ^c   Ng, Eddy S W ^d   Doherty, Alison J ^e  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood onset of disability; Educational disruption; Life satisfaction; Perceived discrimination; Workers with disabilities; Workplace accommodation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80755128206     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2011.03.019     Document Type: Article

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