Social Mobility and Vocational Outcomes: A Psychology of Working Perspective

IF 2.8 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Journal of Career Assessment Pub Date : 2023-03-20 DOI:10.1177/10690727231161380

Gianella Perez, Ryan D. Duffy, Haram J. Kim, Taewon Kim

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Abstract

The current study was aimed at understanding how social mobility relates to vocational outcomes. Drawing from Psychology of Working Theory (PWT), social mobility was operationalized as changes in experiences of economic constraints and marginalization between childhood and adulthood. We used latent profile analysis to create profiles among a sample of employed adults ( N = 533) and compared profile membership to PWT informed outcomes: work volition, career adaptability, and decent work. The five profiles of social mobility that emerged were as follows: sustained privilege (low levels of marginalization and economic constraints during childhood and adulthood), downward mobility (low levels of marginalization and economic constraints in childhood, high levels in adulthood), upward mobility (high levels of marginalization and economic constraints in childhood, low levels in adulthood), highly marginalized (high levels of marginalization at both points), and sustained barriers (high levels of marginalization and economic constraints in childhood and adulthood). Participants who belonged to the sustained privilege and upward mobility groups experienced greater work volition and decent work compared to those in groups who experienced higher levels of economic constraints and marginalization throughout their lives. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

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社会流动与职业成果:一种工作心理学视角

目前的研究旨在了解社会流动性与职业成果之间的关系。根据工作心理学理论(PWT)，社会流动性被操作化为童年到成年期间经济约束和边缘化经历的变化。我们使用潜在特征分析在有工作的成年人样本中创建特征(N = 533)，并将特征成员与PWT知情结果(工作意愿、职业适应性和体面工作)进行比较。出现的社会流动性的五种概况如下:持续的特权(童年和成年时期低程度的边缘化和经济限制)，向下的流动性(童年时期低水平的边缘化和经济限制，成年后高水平)，向上的流动性(童年时期高水平的边缘化和经济限制，成年后低水平)，高度边缘化(两个阶段都高度边缘化)，以及持续的障碍(儿童和成年时期的高度边缘化和经济限制)。那些属于持续特权和向上流动群体的参与者比那些经历了更高程度的经济限制和边缘化的群体的参与者有更大的工作意愿和体面的工作。讨论了对研究和实践的启示。

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Journal of Career Assessment PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-

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6.10

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15.60%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Career Assessment publishes methodologically sound, empirically based studies focusing on the process and techniques by which counselors and others gain understanding of the individual faced with the necessity of making informed career decisions. The term career assessment, as used in this journal, covers the various techniques, tests, inventories, rating scales, interview schedules, surveys, and direct observational methods used in scientifically based practice and research to provide an improved understanding of career decision-making. The focus is not just testing, but all those means developed and used to assess and evaluate individuals and environments in the field of career counseling and development.