Disability status and perceptions of employability by employers

被引:67
作者
Bricout, JC
Bentley, KJ
机构
[1] Washington Univ, George Warren Brown Sch Social Work, St Louis, MO 63130 USA
[2] Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Sch Social Work, Richmond, VA 23284 USA
关键词
disability; employers; employability; job applicants;
D O I
10.1093/swr/24.2.87
中图分类号
C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
The study discussed in this article used a correlational design to examine the discrepancies among employers' employability ratings of hypothetical lab applicants with different disability statuses. A survey packet was moiled to a random sample of 1,000 employers selected from a national membership list of human resources professionals. The survey included a standardized measure for rating employers' impressions of lab applicants' employability with respect ta 22 key employment-related traits. Employers were asked to rate the job applicants' suitability for employment in a hypothetical administrative assistant position. Findings show that job applicants without a disability received the highest mean employability ratings. Job applicants with an acquired brain injury were rated substantially the same as those with schizophrenia, implications for social work practice and research are discussed.
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页码:87 / 95
页数:9
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