Personality Trait of Openness Affects Employment in Some People with Disabilities

5.30.2012

“We’ve known for a while that people with disabilities don’t lose or fail to get jobs because they lack skills, it’s more because of social issues in the workplace,” David Strauser , associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, “…for the majority of people, who have mild to moderate disabilities rather than severe disabilities, personality may be a more robust variable that contributes to employment.” This is especially true or people with disabilities who had only a high school education or less. Read more about the study on the personality trait of openness.