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Developmental Work Personality Among Young Adult CNS Cancer Survivors: An Exploratory Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 May 2013

David R. Strauser ,
Alex W. K. Wong ,
Deirdre O'Sullivan  and
Stacia Wagner
David R. Strauser*
Affiliation:
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
Alex W. K. Wong
Affiliation:
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Deirdre O'Sullivan
Affiliation:
Pennsylvania State University
Stacia Wagner
Affiliation:
Children's Brain Tumor Foundation
*
Address for correspondence: David R. Strauser, Ph.D., Work and Disability Lab, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL, 213 A Huff Hall, MC-588, 1206 South Fourth Street, Champaign, IL 61820. E-mail: strauser@illinois.edu
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Abstract

The primary aim of this brief exploratory study is to examine differences in developmental work personality in a sample of young adult CNS cancer survivors and a group of young adult college students without disabilities. Participants were 43 young adults with central nervous systems cancer (females = 58.1%, Mean age = 21.64, SD = 3.64) and a comparison sample of 45 typically developing others who were college students (females = 77.3%, mean age = 20.91, SD = 1.04). They completed the Developmental Work Personality Scale (DWPS). Group differences in developmental work personality were examined using multivariate analysis of variance procedures. Results indicated that overall developmental work personality, and subscale scores of work tasks, and social skills were significantly lower among CNS cancer survivors compared to typically developing other young adults. Findings suggest influences of developmental atypicality in work personality with CNS cancer survivorship.

Keywords

Developmental Work PersonalityCancerYoung AdultsEmployment
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The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , July 2013 , pp. 39 - 45
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Copyright © The Author(s), published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Australian Academic Press Pty Ltd 2013 

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