scholarly journals Career adaptability and employee well-being over a two-year period: Investigating cross-lagged effects and their boundary conditions

2019 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 74-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ieva Urbanaviciute ◽  
Shagini Udayar ◽  
Jérôme Rossier
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Lagged Effects

Examining the Career Construction Model of Adaptation Among Filipino Senior High School Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 089484532110370
Author(s):  
Marc Sherwin A. Ochoco ◽  
Welison Evenston G. Ty
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
School Students ◽  
Career Construction ◽  
Construction Model ◽  
Senior High School Students

Career development literature that tested the career construction model of adaptation has, thus far, examined adaptability resource as a mediator in the relationship between adaptive readiness and adaptation results; however, there remains a need to elaborate the links between adaptive resources, adapting response, and adaptation results. This research tested a path model among 331 Filipino senior high school students using hope, career adaptability, career engagement, and life satisfaction as measures of adaptive readiness, adaptability resources, adaptive response, and adaptation results, respectively. Analyses revealed a significant serial relationship from hope to life satisfaction through career adaptability and career engagement. Findings suggest that having career-related abilities may not be enough to promote well-being; rather proactive career behaviors may be taken as a route to a satisfying life. Implications on theory, research, and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Effect of Career Adaptability on Subjective Well-Being of Middle-Aged and Older Employees

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 2570
Author(s):  
Makiko Takao ◽  
Nobutaka Ishiyama
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Older Employees ◽  
Two Factors

This study aimed to elucidate how career adaptability (CA) affects subjective well-being by focusing on the psychological adjustment of middle-aged and older workers. Two web-based surveys were conducted at 1-year and 3-month intervals with 3540 workers aged 40 to 64 years, including those eligible for both position-retirement and reemployment. Factor analysis of CA in the first wave extracted two factors “control and confidence” and “concern and curiosity”. Multiple regression analysis, adjusted for important covariates, was conducted with the overall CA and the two factors of CA as the independent variables, and scores of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) as the dependent variable. For satisfaction with life, only concern and curiosity had a significant positive association, while control and confidence had no significant association. Analysis by employment stage indicated that only concern and curiosity had a significant positive association with satisfaction with life, while control and confidence had no significant association with any employment stage. The results suggest that the effect of CA on satisfaction with life remains the same, even among those who are position-retired or reemployed at the end of their vocational lives, which is a transition period in their lives.

Personal Growth and Well-Being at Work: Contributions of Vocational Psychology

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan J. Dik ◽  
William F. O’Connor ◽  
Adelyn B. Shimizu ◽  
Ryan D. Duffy
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Career Counseling ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Vocational Psychology ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
The Impact

Positive psychology’s focus on human strengths, personal growth, and well-being is frequently applied to career development and the workplace. Such applications also fall within the purview of vocational psychology, yet despite its clear historic and contemporary emphases that support positive psychology goals, the impact of vocational psychology theory, research, and practice on positive psychology has fallen short of its potential. We encourage greater cross-fertilization by explicating how major theoretical paradigms within vocational psychology (person–environment fit, developmental/relational/constructivist perspectives, and social–cognitive career theory) support positive psychology aims. We also summarize recent work on three vocational psychology constructs (work volition, career adaptability, and a sense of calling) that may help to broaden and advance positive psychology’s applications to career development and work behavior. Finally, we discuss future directions for ongoing research related to the vocational and positive psychology intersection, and we outline several implications for career counseling practice.

Time Effects of Informal Caregiving on Cognitive Function and Well-Being: Evidence From ELSA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Yuan ◽  
Daniel Grühn
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Cumulative Effect ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Informal Caregiving ◽  
Cumulative Effects ◽  
Time Effects ◽  
Socioemotional Functioning ◽  
Lagged Effects ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background and Objectives As informal caregiving becomes prevalent, its consequences for caregivers’ cognitive and socioemotional functioning gain more importance for society. There are inconsistent findings regarding the direction of the impact of caregiving—whether caregiving maintains or compromises functioning—and the impact of time—whether the effects accumulate or are stable. In this study, we elucidated 3 time effects of caregiving—concurrent, cumulative, and lagged effects—on cognitive and socioemotional functioning. Research Design and Methods We used data from Wave 1 (2002–2003) to Wave 8 (2016–2017) in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) and latent growth curve models with the time-varying predictor to investigate 3 time effects of caregiving on cognitive function (memory and executive function) and well-being (life satisfaction and quality of life). Results Over and beyond age effects, current caregiving (concurrent effect) was related to worse well-being and better delayed recall. Little robust cumulative effect was found on cognition and well-being. In addition, there were significant and differential lagged effects of caregiving after controlling for concurrent and cumulative effects; that is, caregiving was related to worse well-being and better memory functioning 2–4 years later. Discussion and Implications The differential concurrent and lagged effects of caregiving on cognitive and socioemotional functioning suggest separate mechanisms for different domains of functioning. The nonsignificant cumulative effects but significant lagged effects imply that even one-time caregiving has long-term (2–4 years) consequences for the caregiver’s future functioning, and the mechanism of long-term caregiving effects may be more qualitative than quantitative.

Effects of work passion on turnover intention for Chinese government employees: The dualistic model of passion perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 502-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenxing Gong ◽  
Ying Zhang ◽  
Jinfeng Ma ◽  
Yao Liu ◽  
Yujia Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Government Employees ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Work Passion

AbstractTurnover intention is a negative outcome for an organization. The purpose of this article is to examine the relationships among work passion, subjective well-being, career adaptability, and turnover intention for Chinese government employees. The article consists of an empirical study with a sample of 472 government employees in Shandong Province, China. Participants completed a series of questionnaires in three waves. The results indicate that harmonious passion is negatively related to turnover intention and that obsessive passion is positively related to turnover intention. Additionally, the relationship between harmonious/obsessive passion and turnover is mediated by subjective well-being, and career adaptability moderates the relationship between harmonious/obsessive passion and subjective well-being. Implications are discussed.

Do Worries About Cognitive Functioning and Concerns About Developing Alzheimer’s Disease Affect Psychological Well-Being?

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 1271-1287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen J. Cutler ◽  
Corina Brăgaru
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Lagged Effects

Objective: The objective of this study is to determine if cognitive worries affect psychological well-being, if these effects are long-term, and if such concerns affect well-being more so among persons with a parent having Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Method: We used structural equation models with three waves of data collected from persons ages 40 to 60 at T1. We created summative scores on five indicators of concerns about cognitive functioning and worries about dementia. Well-being measures included depression, life satisfaction, stress, and mastery. Results: We found (a) cognitive worries at Waves 1, 2, and 3 were generally associated with lower levels of psychological well-being at each of these waves; (b) there was no evidence of long-term, lagged effects, and (c) these relationships were statistically similar across groups of adult children and controls. Discussion: Because concerns about cognitive functioning and developing AD are pervasive among middle-aged and older persons, practitioners should be aware of their potentially deleterious effect on psychological well-being.

scholarly journals Unintended Consequences in Transformative Service Research: Helping Without Harming

2021 ◽  
pp. 109467052110611
Author(s):  
Christopher P. Blocker ◽  
Brennan Davis ◽  
Laurel Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Service Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
Empirical Insight ◽  
Negative Spillover

Even as transformative service initiatives promote greater well-being, they may also create unintentionally negative consequences. Research investigates boundary conditions and boomerang effects that wash out or reverse the intended effects of service initiatives. However, such research generally advances greater depth of insight about unintended consequences in a particular stream rather than bridging this knowledge across service domains. Thus, service research lacks integrative frameworks, theory, and empirical insight to advance more generalizable knowledge about unintended consequences. The purpose of this editorial is to clarify the importance of investigating unintended consequences across service contexts and propose pathways as a catalyst for research. Using theory on unintended consequences, we delineate the types of unintended consequences and discuss the underlying mechanisms. We identify themes that span papers in the special issue and illuminate negative spillover consequences. The editorial concludes with an overview of future research avenues with potential to accelerate important transformative service research.

scholarly journals The Role of Senior University Students’ Career Adaptability in Predicting Their Subjective Well-Being

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oğuzhan Kırdök ◽  
Ayten Bölükbaşı
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediterranean Coast ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Predictive Variables ◽  
Senior Students

The aim of this study is to examine whether career adaptability and career adaptability subscales of senior undergraduates could predict subjective well-being.  The research was a descriptive correlational study which was conducted on 310 senior students (173 women, 137 men) in a state-funded university on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey and participants participated in this study voluntarily. Participants ranged in age between 20 and 28 years. Career Adaptability Scale, Life Satisfaction Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule were used as data collection tools in this study. Pearson's Product-Moment Correlation Analysis, Simple Regression Analysis, and finally Multiple Regression Analysis were performed to examine the effect of the total score of career adaptability and subscale scores of careers adaptability of senior undergraduate students on subjective well-being. All analyses were conducted using the SPSS version 20.0. The findings of the research showed that career adaptability predicts the subjective well-being of university senior students. Control as a subscale of career adaptability was found to be the strongest predictive variable for subjective well-being among senior university students. Concern and confidence as subscales of career adaptability were found to be other predictive variables of subjective well-being in this study. However, curiosity as a subscale was not found to be a predictor of subjective well-being. These findings are discussed through career construction theory.

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