Contextual and personal resources in unemployed job search: An intra-individual perspective

IF 4.9 2区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Serge da Motta Veiga, Maike Debus, Annika Schmitz-Wilhelmy, Mirjam Ambühl, Katrin Hasler, Martin Kleinmann
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Drawing from conservation of resources (COR) theory and the equifinality principle, we challenge the prominent “the-more-resources-the-better” understanding by examining both the additive and interactive effects of contextual (i.e., networking behaviors and social support) and personal (i.e., job search self-efficacy) resources on job seeking. Specifically, based on COR theory's resource gain corollary, we propose that higher levels of each resource are positively related to job search intensity and the number of interviews obtained (an additive effect). However, based on the equifinality principle that various resources can contribute to the same goal, we propose that each type of resource can compensate for low levels of the other (an interactive effect). In a four-wave study following 89 unemployed job seekers over 6 months, we find positive intra-individual relationships between networking behaviors and job search self-efficacy with job search intensity. We find that networking behaviors and job search self-efficacy are also positively related to the number of job interviews obtained and indirectly related through job search intensity for networking behaviors. In line with our predictions, high levels of either networking behaviors or job search self-efficacy compensate for low levels of the other resource when predicting job search intensity and the number of interviews obtained.

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失业者求职过程中的环境资源和个人资源:个人内部视角
我们从资源保护(COR)理论和等价原则出发,通过研究环境资源(即网络行为和社会支持)和个人资源(即求职自我效能感)对求职的叠加效应和交互效应,挑战了 "资源越多越好 "的普遍认识。具体来说,根据 COR 理论的资源增益推论,我们提出每种资源的水平越高,求职强度和获得的面试次数就越多(叠加效应)。然而,基于各种资源可为同一目标做出贡献的等效性原则,我们提出,每种资源都可补偿另一种资源的低水平(互动效应)。在对 89 名失业求职者进行的为期 6 个月的四波研究中,我们发现网络行为和求职自我效能与求职强度之间存在正向的个体内部关系。我们发现,网络行为和求职自我效能感还与获得的工作面试次数呈正相关,并通过求职强度与网络行为间接相关。与我们的预测一致,在预测求职强度和面试次数时,高水平的网络行为或求职自我效能感可以弥补低水平的其他资源。
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期刊介绍: "Applied Psychology: An International Review" is the esteemed official journal of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP), a venerable organization established in 1920 that unites scholars and practitioners in the field of applied psychology. This peer-reviewed journal serves as a global platform for the scholarly exchange of research findings within the diverse domain of applied psychology. The journal embraces a wide array of topics within applied psychology, including organizational, cross-cultural, educational, health, counseling, environmental, traffic, and sport psychology. It particularly encourages submissions that enhance the understanding of psychological processes in various applied settings and studies that explore the impact of different national and cultural contexts on psychological phenomena.
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