title: Predictors of job satisfaction among individuals with disabilities: An analysis of South Korea's National Survey of employment for the disabled.
abstract: This study aims to explore the influences of personal, vocational, and job environment related factors that are associated with job satisfaction of individuals with disabilities in South Korea. Data for wage-based working employees from a nationwide survey were obtained, which resulted in a total number of 417 participants. The six hypotheses and mediation effects of personal and work related environmental factors were tested using the structural equation modeling drawn from existing research evidence. Results revealed that (a) life satisfaction and job related environments directly influenced job satisfaction; (b) the relationship between personal experience and job satisfaction was mediated by life satisfaction for both mild/moderate and severe/profound disabilities group; and (c) the mediating role of job environment between vocational preparedness and job satisfaction was only observed for individuals with mild/moderate disabilities. Summary of findings and implications for future research and practices are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Special Education Program, Dept. of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States. Electronic address: ypark@utk.edu.
authors.forename: Yujeong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Psychology, Hallym University, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: wmotive@hallym.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Dong Gi
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Special Education, Pusan National University, Pusan, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: jaekook@pusan.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Jaekook
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Special Education Program, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States. Electronic address: lbettini@bu.edu.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bettini
authors.affiliation: Special Education Program, Dept. of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States. Electronic address: jasmith@vols.utk.edu.
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Individuals with disabilities; Job satisfaction; Life satisfaction; Vocational preparedness