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Cheng, Helen; Furnham, Adrian – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2012
This study explored a longitudinal data set of nearly 5000 adults examining the effects of childhood cognitive ability (measured at age 11), parental social class (measured at birth), and personality on current occupational prestige (all measured at age 50), taking account the effects of education and the previous occupational levels (both…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Educational Attainment, Personality Traits, Children
Converse, Patrick D.; Pathak, Jaya; DePaul-Haddock, Anne Marie; Gotlib, Tomer; Merbedone, Matthew – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2012
Given the complex and rapidly changing nature of the current work environment, individuals' capabilities to effectively influence their environment and regulate their behavior may be critical to career success. Drawing from the model of emergent interactive agency (Bandura, 1989), the current research examines this perspective, focusing on…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Reputation, Educational Attainment, Personality
Sverko, Branimir; Galic, Zvonimir; Sersic, Darja Maslic; Galesic, Mirta – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2008
A three-wave longitudinal study of unemployed persons in Croatia was used to examine the antecedents of job-seeking behavior and reemployment. A series of demographic, motivational and job-constraint variables were posited to influence job-seeking behavior, which, in turn, was hypothesized to affect (re)employment. The participants were surveyed…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Employment Level, Foreign Countries, Job Search Methods

Wiesner, Margit; Vondracek, Fred W.; Capaldi, Deborah M.; Porfeli, Erik – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2003
Data from the longitudinal Oregon Youth Study for 202 at-risk young men discerned 4 career pathways: long-term unemployment, short-term unemployment, full employment, college education. Long-term unemployment was associated with lowest education attainment and personal adjustment during childhood/adolescence. Most important predictors of pathways…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Career Choice
Ek, Ellen; Sovio, Ulla; Remes, Jouko; Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2005
Social determinants over the life course, including childhood family characteristics, were studied in predicting unsuccessful entrance into the labour market at the age of 31 years. Among men, unsuccessful entrance into the labour market was predicted prospectively by the mother's receptive attitude towards receiving social aid and contentment…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Labor Market, Socialization, Mother Attitudes