A Proposed Social Cognitive Career Development Model for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

Authors

Amanda M. GiustFollow

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Major/Program

Adult Education and Human Resource Development

First Advisor's Name

Thomas G. Reio, Jr.

First Advisor's Committee Title

Committee Chair

Second Advisor's Name

Elizabeth Cramer

Second Advisor's Committee Title

Committee Member

Third Advisor's Name

Kyle Bennett

Third Advisor's Committee Title

Committee Member

Fourth Advisor's Name

Martha Meyer

Fourth Advisor's Committee Title

Committee Member

Keywords

intellectual disabilities, employment, social cognitive career theory, career development, disabilities, employment preparation

Date of Defense

10-20-2020

Abstract

This non-experimental, correlational research tested a hypothesized employment model using the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) for individuals with ID who have completed high school in Miami, Florida, USA. The variables examined in the study were (a) environmental supports and barriers (e.g., family expectations, available community resources) (b) personal attributes (e.g., self-determination), (c) career behavior, and (d) the outcome of employment. Results of the logistic and hierarchical regression models demonstrated that the hypothesized model accounted for 22.3% of the variance in reported employment attainment. In both regression models, the personal attributes variable was statistically significant to employment outcome and the career behavior variable was statistically significant, however, with a negative link to the employment outcome. In addition, positive correlations were found between the environmental supports and barriers, personal attributes, and career behavior variables.

Identifier

FIDC009196

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0967-4509

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 License.

Recommended Citation

Giust, Amanda M., "A Proposed Social Cognitive Career Development Model for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities" (2020). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4591.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/4591