This study constructed an instrument measuring work volition for adult populations, defined as the perceived capacity to make occupational choices despite constraints. In Study 1, an exploratory factor analysis produced a 3-factor structure containing subscales assessing general volition, financial constraints, and structural constraints. The full…

Chance events are considered important in career development, yet little empirical research is available on their predictors and consequences. The present study investigated socio-demographic (gender, nationality, school-type), personality (openness, locus of control) and career development variables (career decidedness, career planning) in…

This study examines the impact of work-family conflict and work-family facilitation on work and family outcomes and explores the influence of core self-evaluations (CSE) among these relationships. CSE is comprised of self-esteem, neuroticism, locus of control, and general self-efficacy. CSE was found to be negatively related to work interfering…

The job satisfaction-job performance relationship has attracted much attention throughout the history of industrial and organizational psychology. Many researchers and most lay people believe that a causal relationship exists between satisfaction and performance. In the current study, however, analyses using meta-analytic data suggested that the…

Investigated the validity of applying Kelley's covariation attribution model to unemployment. Results of a laboratory study of 168 students supported the model, but a field study of 82 unemployed did not. The relationship of self-esteem and locus of control to attributions of success and failure was examined. (JAC)

Two studies are reported that investigate the role of chance events as influences in career decision making. In study one, the results of a large-scale survey of high-school and university students (N=772) investigating influences on their career decision making are presented. Chance events were reported as influencing the career decisions of…

This study investigated differences between congruent and incongruent college women on ego strength, locus of control, diagnostic signs, satisfaction, certainty, and perceived congruence. Congruent subjects were found to be more consistent, more certain, and scored higher on perceived congruence than incongruent subjects. Satisfaction differences…

Examined interaction between Type A behavior and perceived controllability of stressors on overt exhibition of Type A behavior and task performance. Results from 122 undergraduate business students indicated that Type A behavior had strongest effect on overt exhibition of Type A behavior when subjects perceived their environment as moderately…

Investigated the effect of self-esteem and locus of control orientation in career decision making in (N=224) adolescents. Results show both variables had significant effect on career decisional status. Correlational analyses showed that while both variables also had significant relationship with decisional status, locus of control accounted for…

In organizational settings which encouraged personal initiative in career development, internals played a more active role in their career progress and had more favorable career experiences. In situations which hampered self-initiative, locus of control had little effect on career self-management and subsequent job experiences. (Author)

A study of 189 college student-athletes showed that hours of sport participation, identity foreclosure, and career locus of control were inversely related to career decision-making self-efficacy. They reported spending 20-30 hours per week participating in their sport, but few expected to have a professional career. (SK)

Using a sample of 566 nurses, this study focused on role stress, conceptualized in terms of role conflict, uncertainty about acceptance of one's behavior by supervisors and peers, and role ambiguity. Results indicated that individual attributes, including education, locus of control, and professional commitment, predicted role stress. (Author/RC)

A survey of 112 African-American professionals in predominantly White workplaces found that work- and race-related stressors independently influenced job satisfaction. Internal locus of control and collegial/supervisory support lessened stress. Nonwork social support did not buffer effects of race-related stressors. (SK)

High school students (N=126) responded to questionnaire measures of chronic self-esteem (CSD), task-specific self-esteem (TSSE), and locus of control of reinforcements (L of C) varied in level of task difficulty (TD). The overall relationships of TSSE and L of C with TP were each moderated significantly by TD. (Author)

Two studies examined role of self-concept dimensions of clarity, stability, and self-knowledge in career development. First study characterized major canonical root by an association between low self-monitoring and both vocational maturity components. In second study low self-monitoring and internal location of identity were related primarily to…