Predictors of Adaptive Behavior Among Supported Employment Program Clients

支持性就業安置模式個案適應性行為重要相關因素之預測研究

目的：本研究之目的乃針對安置於支持性就業模式中之發展障礙（Developmental disable）個案與該安置模式所具特點對個案適應性行為之影響做一預測。對殘障職能復健領域而言，本研究結果可供殘障福利工作者於安置其服務對象時參考。步驟：本研究共包括124名安置於支持性就業模式中之發展障礙個案，同時也選擇了6個與支持性就業模式特點相關之重要變項來預測個案之適應性行為，這些變項包括個案的智商、安置於該模式的時間長短、工作場所中非殘障工人與殘障工人的比例、個案工作中需要支持輔導的時間與工作時間的比例、生活居住安排方式、與過去在庇護工場工作的工作經驗。文藍適應性行為測驗量表（Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale）被選為測驗個案適應性行為技巧。本研究使用多重迴歸分析（Multiple Linear Regression Analyses）來考驗所包括的6個假設，最後又應用交互驗證（Gross-validation）的方法來應證研究發現。發現：本研究約六個假設都得到滿意的答案，首先，在支持性就業模式的時間長短、工作場所中非殘障工人與殘障工人的比例、個案工作中需要被支持輔導的時問與工作時間的比例、生活居住安排方式、與過去在庇護工場工作的經驗等五個變項與文藍適應性行為測驗量表的溝通與社會化等兩個次量表都沒有發現顯著的關係，唯有智商乃為預測發展障礙者適應性行為的最佳預測變項。

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictability between the features of supported employment programs and the adaptive behavior skills of developmentally disabled adults within these programs. For the rehabilitation field, a finding of significance will provide a means whereby agencies might make predictions about potential clients for supported employment programs. Procedure The sample consisted of 124 supported employment program clients. Six important variables were selected as predictοrs of adaptive behavior skills. These are, IQ, length of program experience, ratio of non-disabled co-workers to disabled co-workers, ratio of client's needed support hours to client's work hours, living arrangement, and length of sheltered workshop experience. The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales was selected to measured adaptive behavior skills. Six hypotheses were formulated with this study. To answer these, multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to investigate predictor variables associated with the adaptive behavior skills. A cross-validation was conducted to verify the finding. Findings The research hypothese of the study were satisfactorily answered. First, length of program experience, ratio of non-disabled co-workers to disabled co-workers, ratio of support hour to work hours, living arrangement, and length of sheltered workshop experience were not significant on each Communication and Socialization of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales. The variable, IQ, was the most important variable in prediction of adaptive behavior skills measured by the subdomain of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales.