title: Requesting workplace accommodations: Impact of self-efficacy, outcome expectancy, and positive affect.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the impacts of self-efficacy, outcome expectancy, and positive affect on intentions to request workplace accommodations among people with disabilities (PWDs).
  
  
  
  Seven-hundred and fourteen adults with disabilities participated in an online survey study. This study used structural equation modeling to examine the impact of self-efficacy, outcome expectancy, and positive affect on intentions to request workplace accommodations.
  
  
  
  The results showed that self-efficacy, outcome expectancy, and positive affect accounted for 55.1% of the variance in accommodation request intentions.
  
  
  
  Accommodation request is a complex process that involves cognitive and affective factors for individuals with disabilities. Rehabilitation professionals need to help PWDs boost their level of self-efficacy and outcome expectancy by engaging in accommodation request and goal-setting skills training. In addition, rehabilitation professionals should assist PWDs to recognize the significance of positive affect in the process of accommodation request. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors: Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems.
authors: Shengli
authors: 0000-0003-2915-5332
authors: S
authors: Dong
authors: Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education.
authors: Ellen
authors: E
authors: Fabian
authors: Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems.
authors: Jie
authors: J
authors: Xu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D001107:Architectural Accessibility; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D063868:Patient Outcome Assessment; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult