TY - JOUR
T1 - Predicting job seeking frequency and psychological well-being in the unemployed
AU - Wiener, Karl Kilian
AU - Oei, Tian P.S.
AU - Creed, Peter A.
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: month (773h) = June, 1999; Journal title (773t) = Journal of Employment Counseling. ISSNs: 0022-0787;
PY - 1999/6
Y1 - 1999/6
N2 - Unemployed (n = 118) and employed (n = 120) people were contrasted on variables of well-being, confidence, and employment commitment. The unemployed scored lower on the General Health Questionnaire (Goldberg, 1972) and the General Self-Efficacy Scale (Sherer et al., 1982). No differences were identified on levels of employment commitment. For the unemployed sample, predictors of job-seeking behavior and well-being were then examined. Intention to seek work predicted job-seeking behavior, while self-efficacy, employment commitment, and intentions to seek work predicted well-being. Results are discussed in light of current theories of job seeking behavior, and recommendations are made for practice.
AB - Unemployed (n = 118) and employed (n = 120) people were contrasted on variables of well-being, confidence, and employment commitment. The unemployed scored lower on the General Health Questionnaire (Goldberg, 1972) and the General Self-Efficacy Scale (Sherer et al., 1982). No differences were identified on levels of employment commitment. For the unemployed sample, predictors of job-seeking behavior and well-being were then examined. Intention to seek work predicted job-seeking behavior, while self-efficacy, employment commitment, and intentions to seek work predicted well-being. Results are discussed in light of current theories of job seeking behavior, and recommendations are made for practice.
U2 - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.1999.tb01010.x
DO - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.1999.tb01010.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0022-0787
VL - 36
SP - 67
EP - 81
JO - Journal of Employment Counseling
JF - Journal of Employment Counseling
IS - 2
ER -