Affiliations: [a] Department of Psychology, Health Sciences Faculty, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain | [b] Department of Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Correspondence:
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Corresponding author: Vanesa Pérez, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Departamento de Psicología, Despacho 2046. Avda. Atenas, s/n, 28922. Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain. E-mail:vanesa.perez@urjc.es
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: In the case of workers with disabilities, family
support is often essential to gain access to the labor market and achieve
personal autonomy and financial independence, in addition to fostering job
satisfaction and permanence in the organization. Moreover, the support
offered by organizations is particularly valued by workers with
disabilities, as the organizations that hire such people generally go to
considerable lengths to ensure their adaptation and integration in the
workplace, contributing to job satisfaction and permanence in the
organization. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to investigate the
relationships between organizational support and family support with job
satisfaction and intention to quit the organization among workers with
disabilities employed in ordinary firms. METHODS: Our study surveyed 204 workers using a questionnaire, and
we used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analyses to test these
relationships. RESULTS: Our results show that organizational support is a
significant explanatory factor in the levels of job satisfaction. Moreover,
our results indicate that the participants perceived high levels of support
from their families, facilitating the conciliation of work and family life. CONCLUSIONS: Our results have practical implications in order to
improve full integration and normalization of workers with disabilities in
ordinary jobs.
Keywords: Workers with disabilities, perceived organizational support (POS), family support, job satisfaction, intention to quit
