Academic motivation and contextual influences in well-being for students with disabilities in higher education.

The purpose of this study was to utilize self-determination theory (SDT) incorporating the person-environment contextual factors as a framework to examine how the SDT factors may interact with functional disability and contextual factors to influence well-being for students with disabilities in higher education. A quantitative descriptive design utilizing a convenience sample of 210 students with disabilities in higher education was used. The final regression model accounted for 64% of the variance in well-being.

Psychometric validation of the PERMA-profiler as a well-being measure for student veterans.

The current study aims to validate the PERMA-Profiler, a well-known well-being measure, among a sample of student veterans. A sample of 205 student veterans were recruited from universities across the United States. Cross-sectional research design was used in this study.

Personal and environmental contextual factors as mediators between functional disability and quality of life in adults with serious mental illness: a cross-sectional analysis.

Purpose: To examine personal and environmental contextual factors as mediators of functional disability on quality of life (QOL) in a sample of individuals with serious mental illness (SMI).

Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of 194 individuals with SMI (major depressive disorder = 38.1%; bipolar disorder = 35.

Employment Outcomes After Vocational Training for People With Chronic Psychiatric Disorders: A Multicenter Study.

People with a chronic psychiatric disorder (CPD) have low employment rates worldwide. This multicenter retrospective cohort study examined the employment outcomes of an innovative in-house vocational training program for people with CPD in Taiwan and explored which program parameters significantly predicted outcomes. Data were retrieved from the records of 323 participants who completed the training program.

A Psychometric Validation of the Employers' Stigmatizing Attitudes Toward Cancer Survivors Scale.

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the measurement structure of the Employers' Stigmatizing Attitudes Toward Cancer Survivors Scale (ESATPD-Cancer Scale). Methods A quantitative descriptive design using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). One hundred and seventy-seven Taiwanese human resources (HR) professionals participated in this study.