We examined the influence of two types of psychological mobility, i.e. boundaryless mindset and organizational mobility preference, on career success. We hypothesized that this relationship would be partially mediated by physical mobility. In addition, we expected the direction of the influence to depend on the type of psychological mobility. We…

Systematic studies of artistic careers are scarce and this is the first large-scale study on the career development of pop musicians. Using a prospective longitudinal approach we followed a sample of aspiring pop musicians in the Netherlands (N=369) over a three-year period. First we identified four groups of pop musicians with different career…

In this study, we use an experimental methodology called policy capturing to examine the effects of contextual barriers and supports on students' decisions to change academic majors. Consistent with Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), we found that information about family supportiveness, peer supportiveness, financial status, and job market…

Recent years have witnessed a growing diversity of career patterns, resulting from the relative decline of stable employment. In the present study of 1368 employed and self-employed German adults career pattern diversity was assessed using nine pictograms. The goal was to identify psychological and demographic correlates of these patterns and to…

Hierarchically, job content, and double plateaued employees from a variety of industries were surveyed regarding their experiences. Plateau-specific stress was higher than the stress experienced by the general population. Plateaued employees also reported more depression than the general population. Double plateaued employees reported higher…

This study tests propositions regarding idiosyncratic deals (i-deals) in a sample of N = 265 hospital employees using structural equation modeling. Timing and content of idiosyncratic employment arrangements are postulated to have differential consequences for the nature of the employment relationship. Results confirm that i-deals made after hire…

This study aimed at identifying and describing occupational career patterns (OCPs) from age 16 to 43 by applying optimal matching techniques to sequence data obtained from a sample of Swedish women. Women's occupational trajectories were found to be diverse. Upward mobility (3 patterns) and stable careers (4 patterns) were prevalent, but there…

Identity orientations and employment histories of 203 women receiving public assistance were examined. Those with informational or passive styles received over 1 year of welfare. Those with diffuse/avoidant styles received welfare for more than 3 years and changed jobs more frequently in the last 12 months. (Contains 37 references.) (SK)

The death-related professional, often fatalistic in his own views of his own death, must live up to the social expectations for his role performance whil simultaneously being a functioning human being who must encounter death at a personal level and a businessman who must earn his living from working with death-related concerns. (Author)

Proposed a revised system of classifying women's careers and applied the proposed system in an investigation of the career patterns of women college graduates (N=498) of the 1960s 10 years after their graduation. Results indicated that women are making definite strides toward building a relatively strong career base. (LLL)

This study predicted two measures of incidental employee absenteeism (absenteeism with pay and without pay) via seven biographical and six attitudinal variables with 195 employees. Results indicated paid absences were basically unpredictable, while unpaid absences could be predicted to some degree by certain variables consistently identified…

Female clerical employees (N=314) in two regional offices of a large insurance company were administered Jackson's Personality Research Form. Turnover data were collected up to eight months following administration of the questionnaire. Relationships were found between employee characteristics and turnover in both samples. (Author)

Investigated relative contribution of some psychological and socioeconomic and background variables to job satisfaction in fully employed and underemployed (holding positions requiring less education than that obtained) couples (N=131). Found no significant differences between fully employed and underemployed spouses or couples on job…

Data from 707 part-time workers in 5 medical care, retail, and educational settings showed positive attitudes toward permanent positions. Married women with children were more likely to have permanent part-time jobs with higher wages; they use other part-time workers as their referents. (SK)

In a sample of 54 middle managers, significant moderator effects were found for the mental health indices of self-esteem, life-satisfaction, and overall mental health and for satisfaction with supervision. These indices correlated positively with job tenure for high congruency individuals. For low congruency individuals, the obtained correlations…