Career Goal Profiles of Early Career Scientists: A Person-Centered Approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 089484532110172
Author(s):  
Ruth Noppeney ◽  
Anna M. Stertz ◽  
Bettina S. Wiese
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Career Goal ◽  
Transition Analysis ◽  
Flat Profile ◽  
Career Options ◽  
Person Centered Approach

Obtaining a doctorate offers various career options. This study takes a person-centered approach to identify interest profiles. Career goals (professorate, entrepreneur, etc.) were assessed at two time points (1-year interval) in a sample of doctoral students and doctorate holders from the STEM fields in German-speaking areas ( NT 1 = 2,077). Latent profile analysis revealed that a four-profile solution provided the best data fit: At T1, 33.0% of the participants aimed for a management position in industry, 16.9% pursued an academic career, 30.1% were interested in activities without leadership responsibilities, and 20.1% had a relatively flat career-goal profile. Latent transition analysis indicated that most changes occurred for those classified into the flat profile, while strong interest in a management career was very stable over time. Additionally, the attainment of the doctorate seemed to be a good predictor for profile membership: Doctorate holders were more likely to be clearly dedicated to an academic career.

Living a Calling and Work–Family Interface: A Latent Profile Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 106907272110067
Author(s):  
Chunyu Zhang ◽  
Bryan J. Dik ◽  
Zengyun Dong
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
Work Conflict ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Person Centered Approach ◽  
Latent Profile ◽  
Family Enrichment

The positive outcomes of calling have been examined in a large and growing number of studies, yet little is known about how calling relates to the work-family interface. In this study, we adopted a person-centered approach using latent profile analysis to explore how living a calling relates to different work-family interface profiles. With a sample of 267 Chinese university counselors, we found three work-family interface profiles: slightly conflictual (51%), experiencing slightly higher than average levels of work-to-family conflict (WFC) and family-to-work conflict (FWC) and slightly lower than average levels of work-to-family enrichment (WFE) and family-to-work enrichment (FWE); work-to-family conflictual (15%), with higher levels of WFC and lower levels of FWC, WFE, and FWE; and enriched (34%), indicated by higher levels of WFE and FWE and lower levels of WFC and FWC. The results revealed that the greater the extent to which participants were living their calling, the more likely they were to be classified into the enriched profile. Our findings contribute to the literature on calling by offering person-centered insights on the relation between calling and the work-family interface.

Who benefits most from an evidence-based program to reduce anxiety and depression in children? A latent profile analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Silvia Melero ◽  
Alexandra Morales ◽  
Samuel Tomczyk ◽  
José Pedro Espada ◽  
Mireia Orgilés
Keyword(s):  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Population Characteristics ◽  
Response To Treatment ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Transition Analysis ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Comorbidity between anxiety and depression symptoms is often high in children. Person-oriented statistical approaches are useful to detect heterogeneity of individuals and diverse patterns of response to treatment. This study aimed to explore the different profiles in a sample of Spanish children who received the Super Skills for Life (SSL) transdiagnostic program, to identify which profile of individuals benefited most from the intervention and the likelihood of transition of symptom patterns over time. Participants were 119 children (42.9% were female) aged 8–12 years old (M = 9.39; SD = 1.26). Children completed anxiety and depression measures at the baseline, postintervention, and 12-months follow-up. Results from latent transition analysis (LTA) revealed two groups depending on the severity of the anxiety and depression symptoms: low symptoms (LS) and high symptoms (HS). LS group remained stable and HS decreased by 25%, switching to the LS group. Children with greater social anxiety benefited most from the program over time. Furthermore, older children were more likely to improve rapidly one year after the intervention compared to younger children. This study provides information to consider when implementing preventive interventions for schoolchildren and to tailor them according to the target population characteristics to increase their effectiveness.

scholarly journals Teacher Profiles of Psychological Capital and Their Relationship with Burnout

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 5096 ◽  
Author(s):  
María del Mar Ferradás ◽  
Carlos Freire ◽  
Alba García-Bértoa ◽  
José Carlos Núñez ◽  
Susana Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Causal Attributions ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Personal Goals ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Challenging Tasks ◽  
Person Centered Approach ◽  
The Way ◽  
Latent Profile

This study adopts a person-centered approach to identify the possible existence of different teacher profiles of psychological capital, according to the way in which its four components combine (efficacy, hope, optimism, and resilience). The study aimed to examine whether the identified profiles differed in their levels of burnout. In total, 1379 non-university teachers participated in the study. A latent profile analysis was performed using MPlus 7.11 software. Seven teaching profiles of psychological capital were identified, differing both quantitatively and qualitatively. The differences between the profiles in burnout were estimated using SPSS 26 software. Teachers with a profile of low psychological capital (i.e., low confidence of successfully completing challenging tasks—efficacy; lack of energy for establishing personal goals and working towards achieving them —hope; little tendency to make positive causal attributions and develop expectations of success—optimism; and low capacity to recover or emerge stronger from adverse situations—resilience) exhibited significantly higher levels of burnout. The lowest levels of burnout were found in the profile of high psychological capital (i.e., higher in efficacy, hope, optimism, and resilience). These results suggest that teachers who can muster the four components of psychological capital are more protected against burnout.

scholarly journals A typology of masspersonal information seeking repertoires (MISR): Global implications for political participation and subjective well-being

2020 ◽  
pp. 146144482093255
Author(s):  
James H Liu ◽  
Robert Jiqi Zhang ◽  
Roosevelt Vilar ◽  
Petar Milojev ◽  
Moh. Abdul Hakim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Transition Analysis ◽  
Interpersonal Contact

Masspersonal information seeking repertoires are a person-centered method of gaining insight into the relationship between Internet use, subjective well-being, and political participation. Through latent profile analysis, three person types were identified in two waves of stratified samples in 18 countries ( N = 8352). In accord with the “augmentation hypothesis,” high levels of interpersonal contact and traditional mass media usage covaried with high Internet use for the highly engaged type, that had highest political participation and life satisfaction, political knowledge, low depressive symptoms and also high anxiety. The other two types fit the “displacement hypothesis,” where Internet-based media displaces traditional media and face-to-face communication. Compared with the digitally immersed, the traditional repertoire was more knowledgeable and politically engaged, and had better well-being. Latent transition analysis showed these repertoires were stable over 6 months. Identifying different types of people with different information seeking styles clarifies mixed results on effects of online mass media use.

scholarly journals Perceived Stress, Resilience, and Anxiety Among Pregnant Chinese Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Latent Profile Analysis and Mediation Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Luo ◽  
Yaqing Shen ◽  
Jiajia Yuan ◽  
Yifan Zhao ◽  
Zhengkui Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Chinese Women ◽  
Stress Resilience ◽  
Person Centered Approach ◽  
Self Reporting Questionnaire ◽  
Stress Patterns ◽  
Latent Profile

Objective: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed a major threat to pregnant women's mental health. This study aimed to characterize the patterns of perceived stress in pregnant Chinese women during the COVID-19 pandemic, to examine the profile differences on anxiety and resilience, and to investigate whether the differences in these profiles on anxiety were mediated by resilience.Methods: From February 28, 2020 to April 26, 2020, a sample of 2,116 pregnant Chinese women who participated in online crisis interventions completed an online self-reporting questionnaire assessing their demographic characteristics, perceived stress, resilience, and anxiety.Results: Latent profile analysis (LPA) on two stress dimensions [perceived helplessness (HEL) and perceived self-efficacy (SEL)] indicated four perceived stress profiles: adaptive (33.7% of the sample), resistant (44.6%), insensitive (19.1%), and sensitive (2.6%). The women with both adaptive and insensitive profiles had the lowest levels of anxiety, whereas those with the resistant profile had the lowest levels of resilience. Multicategorical mediation analysis showed that resilience partially mediated the differences in the pregnant women's anxiety between the adaptive/insensitive and resistant profile.Conclusion: This study showed the heterogeneity in the perceived stress patterns of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing the internal mechanisms of pregnant women's anxiety using a person-centered approach, and provided initial evidence guiding the development of differentiated stress interventions to alleviate pregnant women's anxiety during the pandemic.

scholarly journals Value-Based Profiles of Visitors to a World Heritage Site: The Case of Suwon Hwaseong Fortress (in South Korea)

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hwasung Song ◽  
Hyun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Place Value ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
The World ◽  
Person Centered Approach

The aim of this study is to evaluate the place value of Suwon Hwaseong Fortress in Korea, a mountain fortress located in natural resources with UNESCO World Heritage Site status, in order to classify visitors according to place value and to establish marketing strategies based on the characteristics of each profile. In particular, for sustainable cultural heritage development, visitors were asked to evaluate the place value of the site from various perspectives, through a presentation of government policies and business based on both the world heritage value and the inherent attractiveness of the site. Utilizing a person-centered approach, a latent profile analysis (LPA) was applied to a sample of visitors to Hwaseong Fortress (N = 656), with visitors classified by place value into four profiles: Outing Seekers (OS), Tourism Seekers (TS), Heritage Seekers (HS), and Serious Travel Seekers (SS). These profiles differed in relation to distance from the study setting from travelers’ residence, recognition of the fortress as a World Heritage site, and the degree to which the World Heritage site status influenced the decision to visit. The profiles also showed differences in visit satisfaction and intent to revisit. This study contributes a better understanding of visitors’ evaluated value of heritage sites and corresponding behaviors, in order to provide sustainable management for the heritage tourism market.

scholarly journals Profiles of Calling and Their Relation to University-to-Work Transition Outcomes

2021 ◽  
pp. 089484532199287
Author(s):  
Chunyu Zhang ◽  
Andreas Hirschi ◽  
Mengzhu Li ◽  
Xuqun You
Keyword(s):  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Job Fit ◽  
Transition Outcomes ◽  
Work Transition ◽  
External Sources ◽  
Internal Sources ◽  
Person Centered Approach

In this study, we adopted a person-centered approach using latent profile analysis to explore whether profiles of calling based on the internal and external sources of a calling are identified and how these profiles relate to successful university-to-work transition outcomes (i.e., higher career satisfaction, higher person-job fit, and lower turnover intentions). We assessed a sample of 684 Chinese university graduates 1 week before and 6 months after graduation and found five profiles of calling: strongly undeveloped calling, moderately undeveloped calling, transcendent calling, highly transcendent calling, and modern calling. We found that a calling that was driven by internal and external sources (i.e., transcendent calling) or predominantly by internal sources (i.e., modern calling) was related to more successful university-to-work transition outcomes. Our findings contribute to the literature on calling by showing that the sources of calling are important to conceptualize different types of calling and differentiate the role of different callings.

scholarly journals The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: Hexaco profiles affect coping mechanisms and adaptability of response

Psihologija ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Vesna Gojkovic ◽  
Sanja Batic-Ocovaj ◽  
Jelena Dostanic ◽  
Marija Djuric
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Personality Profiles ◽  
Specific Choice ◽  
Problem Solving Strategies ◽  
Adaptive Resilience ◽  
Person Centered Approach ◽  
High Emotionality

Our primary objective was to investigate whether HEXACO personality profiles predict different coping strategies during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. We chose a person-centered approach as it enabled visibility of personal structures differentiating between adaptive and maladaptive coping in a nonclinical sample. Latent profile analysis identified three distinct personality profiles, each profile complemented by its specific choice of coping strategies. The Resilient (conscientious extroverts) used strategies focused on the stressor (Problem-focused, Emotion-focused coping, and Humor); the Undercontrolled (conscienceless) turned to Avoidance of problem-solving strategies; the Overcontrolled (emotionally reactive and conscientious introverts) avoided Humor and handling of their own emotions. Combination of Conscientiousness scores differentiated between adaptive and maladaptive resilience. However, high Emotionality in conjunction with Introversion and high Conscientiousness produced both vulnerability and maladaptation. Absence of Avoidance is the paramount feature of adaptive resilience. Thus, personality related variance in stress response is mostly determined by traits responsible for control, proactivity, and affectivity.

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