Positive Perceptions Held by Support Staff in Community Mental Retardation Services
American Journal on Mental RetardationPublished 1 January 2004
Richard P. Hastings, Sharon Horne
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A range of positive perceptions of their work was endorsed by participants, demonstrating that such perceptions do exist and require theoretical explanation, and the SPCQ had promising internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and construct validity.
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Existing research on support staff has been focused on variables associated with stress. However, there has been little attention to the possibility that staff may also experience a number of positive outcomes or perceptions. In the present study, 101 support staff working with adults who had mental retardation completed measures of burnout and mental health and a new measure: the Staff Positive Contributions Questionnaire (SPCQ). A range of positive perceptions of their work was endorsed by participants, demonstrating that such perceptions do exist and require theoretical explanation. The SPCQ had promising internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and construct validity. Thus, further research with this instrument is warranted.
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