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Job Acquisition for People with Severe Mental Illness Enrolled in Supported Employment Programs: A Theoretically Grounded Empirical Study

Corbière, Marc, Zaniboni, Sara, Lecomte, Tania, Bond, Gary, Gilles, Pierre-Yves, Lesage, Alain, Goldner, Elliot·2011·Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

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Introduction The main purpose of this study was to test a conceptual model based on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to explain competitive job acquisition of people with severe mental disorders enrolled in supported employment programs.Methods Using a sample of 281 people with severe mental disorders participating in a prospective study design, the authors examined the contribution of the TPB in a model including clinical (e.g., severity of symptoms), psychosocial (e.g., self-esteem) and work related variables (e.g., length of time absent from the workplace) as predictors of job acquisition. Path analyses were used to test two conceptual models: (1) the model of job acquisition for people with mental illness adapted from the TPB, and (2) the extended TPB including clinical, psychosocial, and work related variables recognized in the literature as significant determinants of competitive employment.Results Findings revealed that both models presented good fit indices. In total, individual factors predicted 26% of the variance in job search behaviours (behavioural actions). However, client characteristics explained only 8% of variance in work outcomes, suggesting that environmental variables (e.g., stigma towards mental disorders) play an important role in predicting job acquisition. About 56% (N = 157) of our sample obtained competitive employment.Conclusion Results suggest that employment specialists can be guided in their interventions by the concepts found in the extended model of work integration since most of these are modifiable, such as perceived barriers to employment, self-efficacy, and self-esteem.

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Authors
Corbière, M., Zaniboni, S., Lecomte, T., Bond, G., Gilles, P.-Y., Lesage, A., & Goldner, E.
Affiliations
  • Université de Sherbrooke (CA)
  • University of Trento (IT)
  • Université de Montréal (CA)
  • Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center (US)
  • Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
  • Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal (CA)
  • Simon Fraser University (CA)
Corresponding author
Corbière, Marc
Venue
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
Published
2011-06-09
Volume
21
Issue
3
Pages
342-354
ISSN
  • 1053-0487 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-3688
OpenAlex
W2020730049
Cited by
120
References
79
Citations by year
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FWCI
24.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna) (submittedVersion)
  • Iris (University of Trento) (submittedVersion)
  • Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Michael Smith Health Research BC
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Disability Education and Employment
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
Keywords
job acquisition, severe mental illness, supported employment, theory of planned behavior, competitive employment, job search behavior, self-esteem, self-efficacy, stigma, work integration, barriers to employment, absenteeism
MeSH terms
Adult, Attitude, Behavior, Mental Disorders, Employment, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Models, Psychological, Motivation, Prospective Studies, Severity of Illness Index, Social Support, Time Factors, Self Efficacy, Social Stigma

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