This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Cook JA, Burke-Miller JK. Reasons for job separations in a cohort of workers with psychiatric disabilities. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2015;52(4):XX–XX.http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2014.10.0260

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Reasons for job separations in a cohort of workers with psychiatric disabilities

Judith A. Cook, PhD; Jane K. Burke-Miller, PhD

This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Cook JA, Burke-Miller JK. Reasons for job separations in a cohort of workers with psychiatric disabilities. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2015;52(4):XX–XX.http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2014.10.0260

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• Aim– Explore the relative effects of adverse working conditions, job

satisfaction, wages, worker characteristics, and local labor markets in explaining voluntary job separations (quits) among employed workers with psychiatric disabilities.

• Relevance– Information about the causes and antecedents of voluntary

job separation is needed to inform return to work and job retention interventions as well as public disability employment policies.

This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Cook JA, Burke-Miller JK. Reasons for job separations in a cohort of workers with psychiatric disabilities. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2015;52(4):XX–XX.http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2014.10.0260

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Method• Data come from the Employment Intervention

Demonstration Program.– 2,086 jobs ended by 892 workers during 24 mo

observation period.• Used stepped multivariable logistic regression

analysis to examine the effect of variables on the likelihood of quitting.

This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Cook JA, Burke-Miller JK. Reasons for job separations in a cohort of workers with psychiatric disabilities. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2015;52(4):XX–XX.http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2014.10.0260

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Results• Job separations:

– Voluntary: 59%– Involuntary: 41%

• Firings: 17%• Temporary job endings: 14%• Layoffs: 10%

• In multivariable analysis, workers were more likely to quit when:– They were employed ≤20 h/wk.– They were dissatisfied.– Position was low-wage.– Position was temporary.– Position was in the structural (construction) occupation.

• Voluntary separation was less likely for:– Older workers.– Members of racial/ethnic minority groups.– Those residing in regions with lower unemployment rates.

This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Cook JA, Burke-Miller JK. Reasons for job separations in a cohort of workers with psychiatric disabilities. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2015;52(4):XX–XX.http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2014.10.0260

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Conclusion• Patterns of job separation for workers with psychiatric

disabilities mirrored some findings regarding job leaving in the general labor force but contradicted others.

• Job separation antecedents reflect the concentration of jobs for workers with psychiatric disabilities in the secondary labor market:– Low salary.– Temporary.– Part-time.