The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that affect the work adjustment of workers with hearing impairment, by comparing the perception of the ideal worker with hearing impairment in general. It's also suggested the service strategies...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that affect the work adjustment of workers with hearing impairment, by comparing the perception of the ideal worker with hearing impairment in general. It's also suggested the service strategies and intervention plans for increasing work adjustment among people with hearing impairment.
A questionnaire using 5-point Likert scale was distributed to 322 workers with impairment and their immediate supervision. Data were collected and analyzed from 131 workers with hearing impairment and 73 their immediately supervisors (the returning rate 68.0%). The questionnaire was composed of three sections, the demographic information, a series of questions about desirable work conditions, and the questions about the ideal worker with hearing impairment. To accomplish the purposes of this study, chi-squares, t-tests, correlation analyses, factor analyses, and regression analyses were carried out.
The results of this study can be summarized as the following.
First, significant factors affecting work adjustment of workers with hearing impairment are ① working conditions, ② working environments, ③ personal relations and communication, and ④ work attitudes.
Second, the results of factor analyses showed that scales on the desirable working environment to people with hearing impairment and the ideal worker with hearing impairment revealed a two factor model respectively.
Third, in comparison of perceptions of these two survey groups, there are differences in the desirable working environment. There showed a significant difference between these two group on the ideal worker with hearing impairment.
Forth, among the desirable working environments for people with hearing impairment, considerable characteristics of people with hearing impairment, offering a retirement allowance and insurances are very important. Honesty, responsibility and the cooperation with fellow workers were identified as being the most salient variables in the order of importance.
Fifth, the most important variable that affects the desirable working environment for people with hearing impairment was the degree on the perception forward the ideal worker with hearing impairment. However, important variables that affect the perception of the desirable worker with hearing impairment are age, length of tenure, religion, and school achievement.
In conclusion, the following research implications can be suggested.
First, enterprises and companies must put efforts on making good work ing environments for workers with hearing impairment.
Second, the government and local community must exert all possible efforts to provide the opportunity of public and social education for increasing awareness level forward workers with hearing impairment.