Key Factors of Disabled People’s Working Motivation: an Empirical Study Based on a Hungarian Sample

Authors

  • Adrienn Kertész
    Affiliation

    Budapest University of Technology and Economics

  • Beatrix Séllei
    Affiliation

    Budapest University of Technology and Economics

  • Lajos Izsó
    Affiliation

    Budapest University of Technology and Economics

https://doi.org/10.3311/PPso.10459

Abstract

This paper addresses the background variables influencing the disabled persons’ motivation to work. Data collection was carried out in Hungary by experts analyzing the change of capability to work on a nationally representative sample. This allows us to highlight also the regional differences, because the motivational status sharply reflected this geographical impact. Besides the socio-economical status, not only motivational readiness was studied, but also factors responsible for cognitive and emotional immunity. Points of intervention were also identified, where the motivation processes could be catalyzed. The aim of this paper is to provide a concise summary of results, to give tentative interpretations and finally to identify practical intervention possibilities to increase handicapped persons’ motivation to work in Hungary.

Keywords:

vocational rehabilitation, motivation to work, learned helplessness/resourcefulness

Published Online

2017-06-14

How to Cite

Kertész, A., Séllei, B., Izsó, L. (2017) “Key Factors of Disabled People’s Working Motivation: an Empirical Study Based on a Hungarian Sample”, Periodica Polytechnica Social and Management Sciences, 25(2), pp. 108–116. https://doi.org/10.3311/PPso.10459

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