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Publication Date: 2012-Apr
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Coping with an Insecure Employment Environment: The Differing Roles of Protean and Boundaryless Career Orientations
Briscoe, Jon P.; Henagan, Stephanie C.; Burton, James P.; Murphy, Wendy M.
Journal of Vocational Behavior, v80 n2 p308-316 Apr 2012
In this paper, we utilize a sample of working adults (N = 362) in the context of the recent economic recession to explore the coping mechanisms associated with different career attitudes and their subsequent impact on important individual work outcomes. Results of structural equation modeling (SEM) demonstrated that boundaryless mindset and self-directed protean career attitudes were differentially correlated with external support seeking, active coping, and identity awareness, which in turn were differentially correlated with individual work outcomes of job search behavior, performance, career success, and psychological well-being. Evidence for both full and partial mediation within the model tested is presented, as well as the potential implications of these findings and suggested avenues for future research. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Coping, Adults, Economic Climate, Job Security, Work Attitudes, Well Being, Job Search Methods, Correlation, Structural Equation Models
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Language: English
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