Affiliations: Department of Counseling and School Psychology,
University of Massachusetts-Boston, Boston, MA, USA | Department of Education, Florida Atlantic University,
Boca Raton, FL, USA | Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation
Counseling, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Molly K. Tschopp, Ph.D., C.R.C.,
Associate Professor/Graduate Program Director, Rehabilitation Counseling,
Department of Counseling and School Psychology, University of
Massachusetts-Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125, USA. Tel.: +1 617
287 7602; E-mail: molly.tschopp@umb.edu
Abstract: This article describes and presents an initial analysis of variables
generally associated with empowerment towards perceived beliefs concerning
quality of life work domains for individuals with disabilities. The model
examines the domains of importance, satisfaction, control and degree of
interference of disability that an individual feels towards work. The internet
based study used results from 70 individuals with disabilities in varying
aspects of work. The variables composing empowerment that correlated strongly
with the work domains include: self-advocacy, self-efficacy, perceived stigma,
and family resiliency as measured through coping. Quality of Life concerning
work was measured through the DSC-C a domain specific QOL instrument.
