{"title":"Academic Majors and HEXACO Personality","authors":"Kibeom Lee, M. Ashton, C. Novitsky","doi":"10.1177/10690727211044765","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727211044765","url":null,"abstract":"Self-reports on the HEXACO-PI-R scales were examined in relation to academic majors in post-secondary education (N > 73,000). Openness to Experience showed the largest mean differences across academic major areas, with the Visual/Performing Arts and Humanities areas averaging higher and Health Sciences and Business/Commerce averaging lower. Emotionality showed the second largest differences, with the Engineering and Physical Sciences/Math areas averaging lower and Visual/Performing Arts averaging higher; these differences in Emotionality became smaller in within-sex analyses. In addition, Extraversion tended to be higher for Business/Commerce and lower for Physical Sciences/Math, while Honesty-Humility was lower for Business/Commerce. The facet-level analyses provided additional detail, as facet scales in the same domain sometimes showed considerably different means within a given academic major area. In one case, Visual/Performing Art majors averaged lower in Prudence, but higher in Perfectionism, even though both facets belong to the Conscientiousness domain.","PeriodicalId":47978,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Career Assessment","volume":"30 1","pages":"345 - 366"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2021-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44243087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexander Newman, Karen Dunwoodie, Zhou Jiang, I. Nielsen
{"title":"Openness to Experience and the Career Adaptability of Refugees: How Do Career Optimism and Family Social Support Matter?","authors":"Alexander Newman, Karen Dunwoodie, Zhou Jiang, I. Nielsen","doi":"10.1177/10690727211041532","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727211041532","url":null,"abstract":"The present study examines the antecedents of the career adaptability of people from a refugee background. Drawing on career construction theory, it specifically examines whether openness to experience fosters career adaptability through enhancing career optimism. In addition, it examines whether family social support moderates the relationship between openness to experience and career optimism, and moderates the mediated relationship between openness to experience and career adaptability through career optimism. Analysis of three waves of data from people from a refugee background seeking employment in metropolitan Australia found support for the hypothesized relationships. In particular, career optimism was found to fully mediate the relationship between openness to experience and career adaptability. In addition, family social support was found to substitute for low levels of openness to experience.","PeriodicalId":47978,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Career Assessment","volume":"30 1","pages":"309 - 328"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2021-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47693310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Learning Goal Orientation and Academic Performance: A Dynamic model","authors":"Bingjie Lu, Yingxin Deng, Xiang Yao, Zhe Li","doi":"10.1177/10690727211043437","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727211043437","url":null,"abstract":"Drawing on the reciprocal determinism of self-regulation system, a process-based model is used to examine the relationship of learning goal orientation (LGO) among university students with their academic performance, via reciprocal relationships between initial status and change trajectories in academic self-efficacy and feedback-seeking behaviors. A longitudinal study of 316 Chinese university students throughout their first year in college reveals that students who have high LGO in their first month after entering the university generally have higher academic self-efficacy and seek more feedback. Moreover, initial levels of feedback seeking are positively related to academic performance via linear change in academic self-efficacy over time. Limitations of the study and practical implications are discussed.","PeriodicalId":47978,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Career Assessment","volume":"30 1","pages":"329 - 344"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2021-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45188914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Multidimensional Workaholism Scale in a Korean Population: A Cross-Cultural Validation Study","authors":"Nanhee Kim, Jinsoo Choi, Yonguk Park, Y. Sohn","doi":"10.1177/10690727211039957","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727211039957","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to provide a reliable and valid measure of workaholism for Korean workers. We translated the Multidimensional Workaholism Scale (MWS) into Korean and validated it with a sample of 1020 full-time Korean employees. An exploratory factor analysis revealed a four-factor solution (Study 1; N = 524), and a confirmatory analysis further demonstrated good model fit of the four-factor structure (Study 2; N = 496). The scale’s concurrent and construct validity was supported by positive correlations with other existing measures of workaholism, emotional exhaustion, and work–family conflict (WFC) and by a negative correlation with psychological detachment. Moreover, the MWS demonstrated a moderate association with work engagement, but no significant association with job satisfaction. It further showed significant incremental validity in predicting emotional exhaustion and WFC. The findings support the Korean MWS version’s reliability and validity for measuring workaholism among Korean employees. Theoretical implications for the workaholism literature and practical implications for corporate counselors and human resource practitioners are discussed.","PeriodicalId":47978,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Career Assessment","volume":"30 1","pages":"258 - 284"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2021-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45820822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kelsey L. Autin, Tiffany R. Williams, B. Allan, Megan E. Herdt
{"title":"Decent Work Among People of Color: The Moderating Role of Critical Consciousness","authors":"Kelsey L. Autin, Tiffany R. Williams, B. Allan, Megan E. Herdt","doi":"10.1177/10690727211039811","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727211039811","url":null,"abstract":"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.","PeriodicalId":47978,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Career Assessment","volume":"30 1","pages":"455 - 473"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2021-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48563100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Corrigendum to ‘A Meta-Analysis of the Antecedents of Career Commitment’","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/1069072720987353","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072720987353","url":null,"abstract":"The findings recently published in the article were derived from wrong and/or outdated date files. An incomplete set of the relationships was used to calculate the effect sizes and variabilities in the metaanalysis. There are differences in effect sizes and the number of studies meta-analysed between wrong (outdated) and correct data files, the major changes are associated with K and N (no change in the direction and ranking of the magnitude of the relations).","PeriodicalId":47978,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Career Assessment","volume":"29 1","pages":"NP1 - NP1"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1069072720987353","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48733892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kelsey L. Autin, Andrew J. Shelton, Willy Anthony Diaz Tapia, Roberto G. Garcia, Germán A. Cadenas
{"title":"Testing Psychology of Working Theory Among Spanish-Speaking Latinx Workers in the U.S.","authors":"Kelsey L. Autin, Andrew J. Shelton, Willy Anthony Diaz Tapia, Roberto G. Garcia, Germán A. Cadenas","doi":"10.1177/1069072720976620","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072720976620","url":null,"abstract":"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.","PeriodicalId":47978,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Career Assessment","volume":"29 1","pages":"379 - 395"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1069072720976620","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43814169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding the Dysfunctionality of Dysfunctional Career Decision-Making Beliefs: Ambiguity Aversion as a General Mechanism","authors":"Hui Xu","doi":"10.1177/10690727211036887","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727211036887","url":null,"abstract":"Although dysfunctional career decision-making beliefs represent an important assessment and intervention area in career counseling, the empirical foundation and the general mechanism of the dysfunctionality of dysfunctional career decision-making beliefs remain not fully clear. Based on the dual-process theory of career decision-making, the current study used a sample of U.S. college students (n = 200) and examined a longitudinal mediation model in which dysfunctional career decision-making beliefs predict subsequent career decidedness, career commitment, and academic major satisfaction through ambiguity aversion. The results supported the hypothesized mediation model in that dysfunctional career decision-making beliefs negatively predicted subsequent career decidedness, career commitment, and academic major satisfaction, and ambiguity aversion mediated all three links. Therefore, the present study not only shows that dysfunctional career decision-making has a pervasive detrimental role in career decision-making but also sheds light on the intricate relationship between dysfunctional career decision-making beliefs and ambiguity management in career decision-making. The limitations of this study and suggestions for future research are also discussed.","PeriodicalId":47978,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Career Assessment","volume":"30 1","pages":"221 - 237"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2021-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/10690727211036887","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49525072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interest Incongruence and Job Performance: Examining the Moderating Roles of Job Crafting and Positive Affect","authors":"Junyi Li, Hui Yang, Q. Weng, Wenyang Gao","doi":"10.1177/10690727211034458","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727211034458","url":null,"abstract":"Interest incongruence between employees and work environments has been considered as an adverse working condition; however, the way employees cope with it has rarely been explored. Using the conservation of resources theory, the appraisal theory, and the broaden-and-build theory, this study aims to investigate the moderating roles of job crafting and trait positive affect, separately and interactively, in the relationship between interest incongruence and job performance. Data collected from 384 Chinese employees and their colleagues across two time periods supported our hypotheses. Specifically, findings indicated that the relationship between interest incongruence and job performance was weakened when employees were more engaged in job crafting, or for employees with high positive affect. More importantly, a three-way interaction suggested that the detrimental impact of interest incongruence on job performance was especially mitigated when both job crafting and positive affect were high. Future studies should consider the combined roles of employees’ proactive behaviors and trait affectivity in improving job performance.","PeriodicalId":47978,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Career Assessment","volume":"30 1","pages":"203 - 220"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2021-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/10690727211034458","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44558489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Validation of Work Need Satisfaction Scales Among Chinese Working Adults: A Psychology of Working Theory Perspective","authors":"Yan Xu, Chaoping Li, Jiayan Wang, Yuanmei Lan","doi":"10.1177/10690727211032368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727211032368","url":null,"abstract":"This study translated the Work Need Satisfaction Scales (WNSS), which was conceptualized in the Psychology of Working Theory (PWT), and tested the reliability and validity of the Chinese version (WNSS-C). In Study 1 (N = 423), the WNSS was translated into Chinese, and an exploratory factor analysis yielded a five-factor solution representing needs related to survival, social contribution, competence, relatedness, and autonomy. In Study 2 (N = 425), confirmatory factor analyses found no significant differences between the correlated five-factor, higher-order, and higher-order self-determination needs models. The results suggest the effectiveness of using a flexible five-factor model. Then, configural, metric, and scalar invariance models were tested, demonstrating that the WNSS-C is equivalent across gender, age, education level, and job position. Finally, we tested the concurrent, convergent, and discriminant validity of the WNSS-C and demonstrated that WNSS-C is a useful tool in the Chinese context.","PeriodicalId":47978,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Career Assessment","volume":"30 1","pages":"181 - 199"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2021-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/10690727211032368","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43627168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}