wow-inequalities/02-data/intermediate/wos_sample/7f7d15ce56bd8315902db6caa615f12f-mpofu-elias/info.yaml

abstract: 'Background: People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are three to four

  times less largely to be with employment compared to neurotypical

  others. Theory based studies may provide helpful indicators for the

  design and implementation of employment supports for people with

  ASD.Objective: This critical review examined the extent of the evidence

  for theory in studies on employment outcomes for people with ASD and

  taking into account social inequality. For the evidence, 35 studies were

  selected for review if they were published in the period 2000-2016 and

  assessed for the association between work participation with ASD

  applying descriptive survey or quasi-experimental design.Methods:

  Studies were examined for use of any theory, including four

  predetermined theory types: social liminality, psychosocial, behavioral,

  and structural-infrastructural. They were also content-analyzed to

  determine if they cited any evidence of social inequality influences on

  employment outcomes with ASD.Findings: Results indicated that none of

  the studies explicitly applied and tested a theory on work participation

  with ASD. Rather, the majority of the studies were implicitly framed on

  predominantly behavioral type theory with minor elements of workplace

  psychosocial support theory-oriented interventions. Regard of

  structural-infrastructural type theory addressing social inequality is

  incidentally addressed by a few of the studies (n = 3) that examined

  family income status influences.Conclusion: In conclusion, extant

  studies on the association between employment outcomes and ASD are

  seriously limited in their explanatory value by a lack of theoretical

  grounding. They also neglect influences of antecedent social inequality

  in employment outcomes with ASD. Future studies should apply specific

  theory to questions on employment outcomes with ASD to provide usable

  evidence to inform employment support policy instruments and

  interventions for people with ASD.'
affiliation: 'Mpofu, E (Corresponding Author), Univ North Texas, Denton, TX 76203
  USA.

  Mpofu, E (Corresponding Author), Univ Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

  Mpofu, E (Corresponding Author), Univ Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.

  Mpofu, Elias, Univ North Texas, Denton, TX 76203 USA.

  Mpofu, Elias, Univ Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

  Mpofu, Elias, Univ Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.'
author: Mpofu, Elias
author-email: elias.mpofu@unt.edu
author_list:
- family: Mpofu
  given: Elias
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1891/RE-22-16
eissn: 2168-6661
files: []
issn: 2168-6653
journal: REHABILITATION RESEARCH POLICY AND EDUCATION
keywords: work participation; autism; theory; practices; policies
keywords-plus: 'YOUNG-ADULTS; COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; SUPPORTED

  EMPLOYMENT; INCOME INEQUALITY; ASPERGER SYNDROME; PROJECT SEARCH; IPOD

  TOUCH; TRANSITION; INDIVIDUALS'
language: English
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '75'
pages: 49-59
papis_id: 78fb0ca968e4bd81928aa3b84b82cc8b
ref: Mpofu2023employmentoutcomes
times-cited: '0'
title: 'Employment Outcomes for People With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Theory Mapping
  of the Evidence'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000957941000005
usage-count-last-180-days: '6'
usage-count-since-2013: '6'
volume: '37'
web-of-science-categories: Rehabilitation
year: '2023'