Early career job satisfaction for full-time workers who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Job satisfaction was studied for 322 deaf and hard-of-hearing alumni of 47 special college programs. Relative to participants with higher levels of job satisfaction, participants with lower levels of job satisfaction were somewhat more likely to have experienced unemployment periods greater than on...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Rehabilitation Vol. 64; pp. 33 - 38
Main Authors: Geyer, Paul D., Schroedel, John G.
Format: Article
Published: National Rehabilitation Association January/March 1998
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Summary:Job satisfaction was studied for 322 deaf and hard-of-hearing alumni of 47 special college programs. Relative to participants with higher levels of job satisfaction, participants with lower levels of job satisfaction were somewhat more likely to have experienced unemployment periods greater than one month, have jobs with lower Socioeconomic Index (SEI) scores, and have experienced perceived on-the-job limitations. Participants who were less satisfied were very likely to indicate that they were searching for another job. Job satisfaction accounted for 25% of the variance in job search behavior. Implications for service delivery in postsecondary institutions and Vocational Rehabilitation agencies are discussed. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.