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Women in STEM careers through the lens of career construction theory: A study on females' experiences in persisting in the engineering field 职业建构理论视角下的STEM职业女性：女性在工程领域的坚持经验研究

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Journal of Vocational Behavior Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2025.104204

Bonesso Sara, Bressan Federica

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The paths to interests: Motivation profiles in interest development 兴趣的路径：兴趣发展的动机特征

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Journal of Vocational Behavior Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2025.104194

Daphne Xin Hou , Laura K. Kaizer , Sarah J. Schmiege , Molly Cooper , Louis Tay

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Under my umbrella? Gig workers' perspectives on career sustainability as employees in Swedish umbrella companies 在我的伞下？瑞典伞形公司员工对零工职业可持续性的看法

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Journal of Vocational Behavior Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2025.104182

Franziska Müller , Linda Weidenstedt , Claudia Bernhard-Oettel , Constanze Eib

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Careers and labor-market stability vs. dynamisms: Using big-data to optimize career trajectories for better outcomes 职业和劳动力市场稳定性vs.动态：利用大数据优化职业轨迹以获得更好的结果

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Journal of Vocational Behavior Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2025.104180

Yehuda Baruch , David S.A. Guttormsen , Stanley B. Gyoshev , Trifon Pavkov , Miana Plesca

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Taking dynamics and their origins seriously: Work-family conflict trajectories and their gendered antecedents in work and nonwork support 认真对待动力及其起源：工作-家庭冲突轨迹及其在工作和非工作支持中的性别前因

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Journal of Vocational Behavior Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2025.104177

Genping Ye, Michail Veliziotis , Guy Vernon

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Navigating conflicting accountabilities: Post-maternity re-entry transitions in India 应对相互冲突的责任：印度产妇后再就业的过渡

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Journal of Vocational Behavior Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2025.104193

Roopal Gupta, Tanuja Sharma, Nidhi S. Bisht

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Identifying macro-level disability-job fit to predict people with disabilities’ occupational representation: Leveraging O*NET and Census datasets 利用O*NET和人口普查数据集：确定宏观层面的残疾工作适合度，以预测残疾人的职业代表性

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Journal of Vocational Behavior Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2025.104192

Felix Y. Wu , Victoria T. Udomsirirat , David J.G. Dwertmann , Frederick L. Oswald

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Linking personality traits to vocational interest profiles via the circumplex: Research synthesis and new applications 人格特征与职业兴趣的关联：研究综合与新应用

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Journal of Vocational Behavior Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2025.104191

Julian M. Etzel , Bart Wille , Filip De Fruyt , Gabriel Nagy

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Emergence of calling in the domain of creative work, and the role of context: The stories of manga artists 创意工作领域中召唤的出现，以及背景的作用：漫画艺术家的故事

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Journal of Vocational Behavior Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2025.104181

Enrico Fontana , Evgenia I. Lysova , Kaori Sato , Junko Araki

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Enhancing sustainable employability through developmental HR practices: The mediating role of proactive career behaviors and moderating role of person-vocation fit 发展性人力资源实践对可持续就业能力的提升：主动性职业行为的中介作用和人职契合度的调节作用

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Journal of Vocational Behavior Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2025.104123

Chengchuan Yang , Chunyong Tang , Nan Xu

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