scholarly journals Unemployment From the Perspective of the Psychology of Working

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 474-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Kossen ◽  
Peter McIlveen
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Critical Consciousness ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Economic Constraints ◽  
Psychology Of Working ◽  
Psychological Dimensions

Unemployment is a ubiquitous problem that is a complex of cultural, economic interpersonal, physical, and psychological dimensions. Whereas the pernicious negative outcomes of unemployment are empirically established in the literature, there is a need to better understand the psychological experiences of unemployment so as to inform interventions that ameliorate its impact. The present research is based on archival interview data and uses the psychology of working theory to understand 32 individuals’ experiences of unemployment. The findings include themes that are consistent with the hypothesized predictors posited in the theory, including marginalization, economic constraints, volition, career adaptability, proactive personality, critical consciousness, social support, and economic conditions. The research findings affirm the conceptual precepts of the theory with regard to its predictors; thus, this contribution to the literature on the psychology of working and unemployment opens new perspectives on a perennial problem.

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.

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 Proactive Personality as a Predictor of Career Adaptability and Career Growth Potential: A View From Conservation of Resources Theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su Wang ◽  
Mei Mei ◽  
Yang Xie ◽  
Yiting Zhao ◽  
Fu Yang
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Friend Support ◽  
Career Growth ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Individualized Consideration

In the present study, we offered a new account for the development of career adaptability and the realization of career growth potential based on conservation of resources (COR) theory. Using data collected from 903 university students in China, we examined how and when proactive personality influences students’ career adaptability and career growth potential by introducing emotional exhaustion as a mediator as well as friend support and teacher individualized consideration as boundary conditions. Specifically, the results confirmed a positive effect of proactive personality on career adaptability, with this relationship mediated by emotional exhaustion. In addition, results suggested a positive effect of proactive personality on career growth potential, with this relationship mediated by emotional exhaustion and career adaptability. Moreover, results showed that in-school social support (i.e., friend support and teacher individualized consideration) served as moderators in the relationship between proactive personality and emotional exhaustion, such that the negative effect of proactive personality on emotional exhaustion was strengthened when students received high levels of social support. Theoretical implications of career adaptability research and COR theory and practical implications for promoting adaptability resources and career growth in university are provided.

scholarly journals Investigating the Linkage Between Proactive Personality and Social Support on Career Adaptability Amidst Undergraduate Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-92
Author(s):  
Olawole Olanre Fawehinmi ◽  
Khulida Kirana Yahya
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Career Adaptability

Purpose: This paper studies the linkage between proactive personality and social support with career adaptability amidst final year undergraduate students at a university in the northern region of Malaysia. Design/Methodology/Approach: 257 questionnaires were distributed but only 188 were received and analysed. Regression analysis was used to determine the linkage relating proactive personality and social support with career adaptability. Findings: Results indicates there is positive relationship and significance relating proactive personality and career adaptability. Likewise, positive relationship and significance exist relating social support and career adaptability. Implications/Originality/Value: Proactive personality and social support are variables which essentially influence career adaptability among students. This result gives implication on how career advisors, lecturers and parents can channel efforts in making fresh graduates highly adaptable in their chosen careers.

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.

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.

Mediating Model of College Students’ Proactive Personality and Career Adaptability

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-230
Author(s):  
Xiaoyi Hu ◽  
Yiqing He ◽  
Danyang Ma ◽  
Sihan Zhao ◽  
Hui Xiong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Career Adaptability

scholarly journals PENGARUH WORK SOCIAL SUPPORT TERHADAP CAREER SATISFACTION DENGAN CAREER ADAPTABILITY SEBAGAI VARIABEL MEDIASI PADA KARYAWAN BPJS KESEHATAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Yoshua Yoshua ◽  
Yohanes Arianto Budi Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Career Satisfaction ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Work Social Support

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membuktikan apakah terdapat pengaruh dari work social support terhadap career satisfaction yang dimediasi oleh variabel career adaptability. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Kantor Pusat BPJS Kesehatan terhadap seluruh karyawan.Penelitian ini menggunakan 170 responden sebagai sampel. Pengolahan data dilakukan secara terpisah terhadap responden laki – laki dan perempuan. Pengolahan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan software SPSS v22 dan macro Hayes PROCESS v3.Dari hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang positif dan signifikan antara work social support terhadap career adaptability, baik pada responden yang berjenis kelamin laki–laki maupun perempuan. Career adaptability menunjukkan pengaruh yang positif dan signifikan terhadap career satisfaction, baik pada responden laki-laki maupun perempuan. Work social support menunjukkan pengaruh yang positif dan signifikan terhadap career satisfaction, baik pada responden laki-laki maupun perempuan. Dan hasil penelitian juga menunjukkan bahwa career adaptability memediasi pengaruh antara work social support terhadap career satisfaction, baik pada responden laki–laki maupun pada responden perempuan di BPJS Kesehatan.

French-Language Translation and Validation of the Protean and Boundaryless Career Attitudes Scales: Relationships to Proactive Personality, Career Adaptability, and Career Satisfaction

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah D. Stauffer ◽  
Marc Abessolo ◽  
Gregory Zecca ◽  
Jérôme Rossier
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Career Satisfaction ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
French Language ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Career Attitudes ◽  
Boundaryless Career ◽  
Career Orientations

In this research, we validated the French-language version of the Protean and Boundaryless Career Attitudes Scales and then investigated relationships among protean and boundaryless career orientations, proactive personality, career adaptability, and career satisfaction. Study 1 results demonstrated acceptable psychometric proprieties for the scales using an innovative translation ( N = 49) and verification ( N = 228) method. Study 2 answered how and to what extent protean and boundaryless career orientations are related to career satisfaction in a convenient and heterogeneous sample of employees ( N = 234) in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Correlational, regression analysis, and structural equation modeling techniques were used to test the hypotheses. Career adaptability mediated the positive relationship between protean and boundaryless career orientations and career satisfaction. These findings highlight the explanatory utility of career adaptability in relationships of protean and boundaryless career orientations to career satisfaction. Future research and career counseling implications also are discussed.

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