The relationship between emotional experience with dyslexia and work self ‐efficacy among adults with dyslexia

This study responds to a call for more research on working adults with dyslexia investigating how employment‐related factors affect and relate to one another. Two important work‐related factors are self‐efficacy and emotional experience with dyslexia. Work self‐efficacy is viewed one of the most vital intrapersonal capacities in the work environment. It can be viewed as a subjective indicator of work success and is conceptualized as a multidimensional construct. Research speaks to a unique emotional experience stemming from living with an often misunderstood and stereotyped learning difference. The participants were 173 working adults with dyslexia (average age = 43.5 years, females = 56.6%) who participated in a web‐based survey. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that more negative or uncomfortable emotions emanating from living with dyslexia predicted lower levels of total work self‐efficacy, work attributes, work competency, and work anxiety over and beyond background contextual variables. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Source: Dyslexia - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research