Testing Psychology of Working Theory Among Spanish-Speaking Latinx Workers in the U.S.

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-395
Author(s):  
Kelsey L. Autin ◽  
Andrew J. Shelton ◽  
Willy Anthony Diaz Tapia ◽  
Roberto G. Garcia ◽  
Germán A. Cadenas
Keyword(s):  
Structural Model ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Cultural Responsiveness ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Work Volition ◽  
Economic Constraints ◽  
Psychology Of Working ◽  
The U.S

Psychology of Working Theory (PWT) has recently gained empirical support; however, its assumptions have yet to be tested for cultural responsiveness in Latinx communities, one of the fastest-growing worker populations in the U.S. The current study had two major aims: (a) to translate and validate instruments measuring PWT constructs from English into Spanish, and (b) to test theorized PWT predictors of decent work in a sample of Latinx workers ( N = 287). First, we translated and validated instruments measuring economic constraints, lifetime marginalization, work volition, and decent work using confirmatory factor analyses (CFA). We then tested a structural model predicting decent work. Results partially supported PWT hypotheses, suggesting its utility and cultural responsiveness in studying the work patterns and conditions in Latinx communities. Practical implications are discussed.

Decent Work Among People of Color: The Moderating Role of Critical Consciousness

2021 ◽  
pp. 106907272110398
Author(s):  
Kelsey L. Autin ◽  
Tiffany R. Williams ◽  
Blake A. Allan ◽  
Megan E. Herdt
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Critical Consciousness ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Work Volition ◽  
Economic Constraints ◽  
Psychology Of Working

The present study examined critical consciousness in a sample of 476 adults of color from a Psychology of Working perspective. Using structural equation modeling, we tested three components of critical consciousness—perceived inequality, egalitarian beliefs, and sociopolitical participation—as moderators of relations between marginalization, economic constraints, work volition, career adaptability, and decent work. As hypothesized, perceived inequality and sociopolitical participation moderated paths from marginalization to career adaptability, work volition, and decent work. Perceived inequality moderated paths from economic constraints to career adaptability and decent work, but in inconsistent directions. We discuss practical implications and future research directions. Our results contribute to the growing support for the Psychology of Working Theory.

scholarly journals Machiavellianism: Dimensionality of the Mach IV and its Relation to Self-Monitoring in a Spanish Sample

2000 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 3-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Corral ◽  
Esther Calvete
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Adequate Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Cynical View

The aim of this study was to assess the measurement model of a Spanish version of the Mach IV Scale (Christie, 1970b), used to measure Machiavellianism, and its relation with the Self-Monitoring Scale (Snyder & Gangestad, 1986). 346 undergraduate students (70 males and 276 females) filled in both scales. The results of confirmatory factor analyses showed a four-factor structure to be the most adequate model for the Mach IV, with the following factors: Positive Interpersonal Tactics, Negative Tactics, Positive View of Human Nature, and Cynical View of Human Nature. These results are not in accordance with the original factor structure but are consistent with other authors' findings. A structural model between Machiavellianism and self-monitoring was tested, showing statistically significant paths between interpersonal tactics and one self-monitoring subscale.

Loneliness in adolescence: Confirmatory factor analysis of the relational provisions loneliness questionnaire (RPLQ) in a Portuguese sample

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 457-465
Author(s):  
Olívia Ribeiro ◽  
António J. Santos ◽  
Miguel Freitas ◽  
António Rosado ◽  
Kenneth H. Rubin
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
External Criterion ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Loneliness Scale ◽  
9Th Grade ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The present study assesses the factor structure, psychometric adequacy, and invariance across sex and age of the Relational Provisions Loneliness Questionnaire (RPLQ). Discriminant validity with an external criterion was also tested. In a sample of Portuguese adolescents, from 7th to 9th grade ( N = 817), Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFA) were conducted to test a four-factor model of loneliness (lack of integration and/or intimacy in peer group and/or family). Results evidenced empirical support for the structure of the RPLQ loneliness scale, which fitted very well the proposed model, and provided adequate fit to the Portuguese data. There was substantial support for the construct validity (factorial, convergent, and discriminant) and reliability of the RPLQ. Measurement invariance (configural, metric, and scalar) was established across sex and age. Finally, it was assured discriminant validity, provided by the contrast with the social functioning dimensions in peer group. Overall, our findings support the conceptualization of loneliness in adolescence by peer- and family-related loneliness through lack of integration and intimacy. In a single instrument, the RPLQ loneliness scale combines measures of four important aspects of adolescents’ social life. This seems to be an adequate instrument to be used in the study of adolescents’ loneliness, in its different forms and across relational contexts.

Proactive Personality and Decent Work Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Working Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 512-528
Author(s):  
Richard P. Douglass ◽  
Kelsey L. Autin ◽  
Aysenur Buyukgoze-Kavas ◽  
Nicholas P. Gensmer
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
The United States ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Work Volition ◽  
Psychology Of Working ◽  
Diverse Groups

Building from the psychology of working framework, we examined the moderating role of proactive personality in the attainment of decent work among a sample of racially and ethnically diverse employed adults in the United States ( N = 238). We tested our hypotheses using structural equation modeling and found experiences of marginalization and economic constraints to have indirect associations with decent work via work volition. We also found marginalization, work volition, and career adaptability to have direct associations with decent work but found no support for proactive personality as a moderating mechanism. Our findings contribute to the growing literature examining how contextual variables are associated with securing decent work among diverse groups. We discuss practical implications along with future directions for research related to the psychology of working.

scholarly journals Konstruktová validita Bochumského osobnostního dotazníku: Motivační dimenze

TESTFÓRUM ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 74-83
Author(s):  
Jan Kuba
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Personality Dimensions ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Theoretical Part ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
University Undergraduates

Cílem studie bylo ověřit konstruktovou validitu motivačních dimenzí Bochumského osobnostního dotazníku (inventáře profesních charakteristik osobnosti). V teoretické části byly definovány související osobnostní konstrukty, které byly v empirické části využity k ověření odvozených motivačních dimenzí. Kvantitativní data byla získána na vzorku 778 studentů a absolventů vysokých škol. K ověření konstruktové validity bylo využito explanatorních a konfirmatorních faktorových analýz, na jejichž základě byl vytvořen strukturní model ilustrující podobu vztahů mezi zkoumanými dimenzemi. Byly nalezeny dílčí doklady konstruktové validity motivačních dimenzí Bochumského osobnostního dotazníku. Závěrem jsou diskutována doporučení pro interpretaci výsledků psychodiagnostického posouzení a pro zvýšení validity metody.The aim of the study was to verify construct validity of motivational dimensions of the Czech version of the Business-Focused Inventory of Personality. Personality constructs linked to derived personality dimensions were defined in the theoretical part of the study. Quantitative data were obtained using the sample of 778 university undergraduates and graduates. Confirmatory factor analyses were used in order to explore construct validity of the method. Structural model based on the factor analyses was created to outline relations among the examined dimensions. Partial evidence on construct validity of the method was found.

Examining Classism and Critical Consciousness Within Psychology of Working Theory

2021 ◽  
pp. 106907272199841
Author(s):  
Taewon Kim ◽  
Blake A. Allan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Critical Consciousness ◽  
The United States ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Negative Relation ◽  
Critical Action ◽  
Work Volition ◽  
Economic Constraints ◽  
Psychology Of Working

Building from psychology of working theory, this study tested how critical consciousness, composed of perceived inequality, egalitarianism, and critical action, moderate the relations between contextual barriers (i.e., economic constraints and classism) and psychological variables (i.e., work volition and career adaptability) with a sample of 403 employees in the United States. Findings suggested that people who had high egalitarianism had a stronger negative relation between economic constraints and work volition. Results also revealed that people who had low egalitarianism had a negative relation between classism and career adaptability. Regarding critical action, people who had low or moderate levels of critical action had a stronger negative relation between economic constraints and work volition. Moreover, people who had low or moderate levels of critical action had a stronger negative relation between classism and career adaptability. Findings encourage practitioners and employers to consider egalitarianism and critical action as potential targets in vocational interventions.

The Decline of Decent Work in the Twenty-First Century: Implications for Career Development

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Gutowski ◽  
David L. Blustein ◽  
Maureen E. Kenny ◽  
Whitney Erby
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Century ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
The World ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Economic Constraints ◽  
Psychology Of Working

The aim of this chapter is twofold: (1) to provide an overview of the consequences of the decline in available, quality jobs throughout the world for the individual, community, and society; and (2) to discuss the implications of the changing world of work for career development, with a focus on the psychology of working theory. First, this chapter summarizes existing research and points to the necessity of decent work for well-being. It also reviews the rise in precarious work, resulting in work instability and poverty for a growing number of workers throughout the world. The chapter then discusses consequences of the changing labour market for community and society, articulating why the decline of decent work is a social justice issue. Specifically, the chapter highlights how access to decent work has historically been and continues to be disproportionately out of reach for those who face social and economic marginalization. Finally, the psychology of working theory is presented as a particularly enlightening theoretical contribution for career development work in the twenty-first century. The psychology of working theory asserts the important role of marginalization and economic constraints in hindering access to decent work. This theory also offers several implications for how scholars and practitioners might act to mitigate such deleterious social forces that contribute to poverty and inequality.

Validation of the Music Empathizing inventory in China

2021 ◽  
pp. 030573562110442
Author(s):  
Qing Zhao ◽  
Xuejing Lu ◽  
Huijuan Zhang ◽  
Sandra Djekic ◽  
Li Wan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Difference ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Reactivity Index ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Interpersonal Reactivity Index ◽  
Music Training ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Multiple Regressions ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The current study aims to cross-culturally validate the Music Empathizing (ME) inventory in China. In total, 515 Chinese participants completed the Chinese version of ME in tandem with two supporting scales, namely, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) and the Music USE (MUSE) questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analyses, correlation analyses, t-tests, and multiple regressions were conducted. The current results illustrated an innovative structural model for ME (i.e., the Agreement–Disagreement model), revealed significant predictors of ME (i.e., optional music training, interpersonal empathy, and the affective and social reasons for approaching music), and indicated a non-significant sex difference in ME with the Chinese participants. To conclude, the current study showed the validity of ME in evaluating music empathy in a Chinese setting. More importantly, since the previous studies of ME were restricted to Western populations, the current study presented the first observation of ME in Asian cultures.

Assessing Perceived Future Decent Work Securement Among Chinese Impoverished College Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 106907272110056
Author(s):  
Jingyi Wei ◽  
Sow Hup Joanne Chan ◽  
Kelsey Autin
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Subjective Social Status ◽  
First Year ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Work Volition ◽  
Psychology Of Working

Drawing from Psychology of Working Theory (PWT), the current study sampled 254 college students from impoverished families in China and examined their perceptions of access to future decent work as predicted by subjective social status and marginalization and mediated by work volition and career adaptability. As impoverished college students are socioeconomically disadvantaged and thus cannot afford college expenses, understanding their perception regarding future careers echoes the call for renewing the focus on equity and diversity within vocational psychology. Findings supported subjective social status as an indirect predictor of perceptions of future decent work via work volition. Work volition and career adaptability directly predicted perceptions of future decent work. Additionally, there is a significant conditional indirect effect between subjective social status, work volition, and perceptions of future decent work. Specifically, the effect was only significant for first-year students. Overall, this study adds new evidence on the applicability of the PWT among student populations. Implications for career researchers, vocational counselors, and student affairs professionals are provided.

scholarly journals Why do you adopt social networking sites?

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 266-278
Author(s):  
Muhammad Tahir Jan
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Significant Factors

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate those factors that are associated with the adoption of social networking sites from the perspective of Muslim users residing in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach A complete self-administered questionnaire was collected from 223 Muslim users of social networking sites in Malaysia. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to sort the significant items for the constructs and to check the validity. Structural equation modelling was applied in testing the hypotheses and the fitness of the proposed model. Findings The results of full structural model attest that technological and social factors are the most significant factors behind the adoption of social networking sites. However, this is followed by an educational factor. Among Muslim users in Malaysia, the study does not find significant influence of brand or product communication behind this adoption. Originality/value The paper investigates those factors that are considered inevitable in the adoption of social networking sites. Invaluable findings were offered in the form of a structural model for the stakeholders of social networking sties. These findings can be used in planning and making decisions that may benefit all parties associated with it.

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