The work behavior inventory: Prediction of future work success of people with schizophrenia

This study investigated the predictive validity of the Work Behavior Invent ory (WBI), all instrument for the assessment of work functioning for people with severe mental illness. WBI scores for 67 veterans were used to determ ine the relationship between work performance in Week 3 of a rehabilitation program with the total number of hours worked in the program. Also, WBI sc ores from the final evaluations of the program were used to predict the hou rs worked and money earned in the 6 months following program completion. Fi nally, rbe relationship between WBI composite scores and different types of post-program work activity were analyzed Results indicate that WBI scores cart predict future performance in the rehabilitation program. Also, final WBI scores are related to hours worked and earnings in the 6 month period a fter completion of the rehabilitation program. WBI composite scores were ab le to discriminate between participants who subsequently participated in wo rk, activity from those who bad no post-program work activity. The WBI's pr edictive validity supports its use by rehabilitation specialists wanting to evaluate and address work behaviors that affect outcomes.