The Verification of the Reliability and Validity of Employment Promotion Tool for Persons with Disabilities in the Aspect of the Quality of Life(QOL-EPAT)

QOL의 관점에 입각한 장애인고용촉진제도·정책 평가 척도의 신뢰성·타당성 검증

  • KWON, Hae jin (Graduate School of Economics, Ritsumeikan University, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
  • 권해진 (리츠메이칸대학대학원 경제학연구과, 일본학술진흥회)
  • Published : 2016.05.20

Abstract

Kwon (2015) was developed Employment Promotion Tool for Persons with Disabilities in the Aspect of the Quality of Life(QOL-EPAT). But its reliability and validity have not been verified yet. Therefore, this study aimed to verify the reliability, content validity and construct validity of QOL-EPAT. This study was conducted with a disability employment specialists. Period May to October 2015, six months, was distributed to collect the questionnaire. Reliability of QOL-EPAT was estimated using the internal consistency method; both the coefficient of Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ were over 0.7. Construct Validity; Construct validity was verified using structural equation modeling (SEM). Goodness of fit index (GFI), Adjusted goodness of fit index (AGFI), comparative fit index (CFI), tucker-Lewis index (TLI) and root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) are the suitability indices of SEM. As the result, GFI=0.898; AGFI=0.844; CFI=0.961; TLI=0.949 and RMSEA=0.069. The validity was verified because the values of GFI, AGFI, CFI, TLI and RMSEA were within the goodness-of-fit range. Thus, impaired employs promoters of Japan also provided which allows for analysis of the policy by using a validated scale.

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