Work - Volume 11, issue 3

Authors: Adler, Nurit | Kaplan, Danny | Argaman, Vered

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: The aim of this research was to examine the structure of career choice considerations and to outline group differences in these considerations. Following the aspect-based approach to career decision making, a considerations questionnaire was established and given to 754 young adults who applied to the Hadassah Career Counseling Institute. Holland's self-directed search questionnaires were also given. Seven core factors which underline people's considerations were derived and compared to Holland's interest types. Gender and age differences in the importance assigned to career considerations were also examined and analyzed via the seven core factors. The results show both the common and distinctive …features of the considerations structure and the interest structure. Several significant group differences in career considerations were established. Ways to incorporate the findings in occupational counseling are discussed and the contribution of a systematized considerations questionnaire is outlined. Show more

Keywords: Career counseling, Considerations, Preference structure, Gender differences

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-1998-11311

Citation: Work, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 331-338, 1998

Authors: Zur, Areala | Shinar, David

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Objectives: To explore the relationship between the status of daily visual functions, as measured by Mangione et al.'s (1992) ADVS, and: (a) visual functions that are related to driving; (b) the tendency of elderly people to drive in different visual conditions; and (c) the reasons older people give for limiting their driving under different conditions. Study Design: The subjects were 80 elderly people, ages 64–85. Seventy three of these people still drove and seven had quit driving. Each participant was individually administered (a) a subjective questionnaire containing the ADVS and questions from the Established Populations for the Epidemiological Studies …of the Elderly (EPESE); (b) objective measures of visual performance including visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and visual search speed. Results: Strong correlations were obtained between the responses to the subjective questionnaire and the objective measures of visual skills. Most subjects were cognizant of the changes in their quality of vision and changed their driving habits accordingly by avoiding driving at dark, on unfamiliar roads, and on long trips. There were also significant associations between the changes in driving behavior and performance on the vision tests. Conclusion: The ADVS can be used as a self-administered test of driving-related visual functioning, and is most relevant to self-restrictions in night driving. Show more

Keywords: Older drivers, Vision, Driving, Aging

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-1998-11312

Citation: Work, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 339-348, 1998

Authors: Hadas-Lidor, Naomi

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: This article is a case study describing the treatment of a 23-year-old man with learning and adaptational difficulties who was unable to find his professional vocational niche. The treatment is a combination between the Feuerstein's approach and his tools with Toglia's problem solving model.

Keywords: Feuerstein, Instrumental enrichment, Learning and adaptive difficulties, Work

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-1998-11313

Citation: Work, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 349-361, 1998

Authors: Ratzon, Navah Z. | Jarus, Tal | Baranes, Galia | Gilutz, Yael | Bar-Haim Erez, Asnat

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Objectives: This research compared the level of reported pain between women workers with high workload (main work involved typing) and women workers with low workload (various office work where typing was not the main task). The research examined the relationship between reported pain of upper extremities (UE) and the following variables: physical strain exerted during typing on a computer keyboard, extra-work strain on UE, bio-demographic variables, psychosocial variables, and ergonomic variables. Study design: Participants were 60 women who worked in offices, divided into two groups. The index group included women whose main work involved typing (high workload: M=6.16 h …of typing per day), and the control group did various office work where typing was not the main task (low workload: M=3.23 h of typing per day). The level of pain, physical strain, and data concerning bio-demographic variables, psychosocial variables and ergonomic variables was assessed by a self-reported questionnaire. Results: The results suggested that there was a significant difference between workers with high and low typing workloads. Workers with higher typing load reported higher levels of pain. There was a significant positive correlation between level of reports of pain and levels of physical overload at work, and extra-work strain on UE both among workers with high and low workloads. It was also found that levels of pain correlated significantly with bio-demographic variables (age and number of children) and psychosocial variables (managerial responsibilities) among low workload workers only. Conclusions: The research on pain of UE indicates that pain may be affected by a multi-factorial nature of a work-related environment which includes physical strain exerted during typing on a computer keyboard, extra-work strain on UE, bio-demographic variables and psychosocial variables. Show more

Keywords: Keyboard, Physical strain, Pain

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-1998-11314

Citation: Work, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 363-369, 1998

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-1998-11315

Citation: Work, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 371-371, 1998

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-1998-11316

Citation: Work, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 373-376, 1998

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-1998-11317

Citation: Work, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 377-378, 1998