Career Domains Research Articles

Looking Back on Career, Looking Forward to Retirement: Antecedents of Subjective Career Evaluations and Their Impact on Retirement Adjustment.

An individual's past, and reflections on it, may influence current and future well-being. Recent qualitative studies suggest retirees' recollections about their careers relate to well-being in retirement. We investigated associations between life course events and subjective career evaluations, gender differences in these associations, and their subsequent association with retirement adjustment. We used data from three waves (2015, 2018, and 2023) of the (NIDI Pension Panel Study (NPPS), a longitudinal survey of Dutch older workers. Using a sample of 6,109 respondents, we used ordinary least squares (OLS) regression models to investigate associations between employment stability facilitators and inhibitors (e.g., promotion, demotion, unemployment) and personal shocks (e.g., divorce, widowhood) and subjective evaluations of satisfaction with the work and family domains of career between genders. Using a follow-up sample (N=4,106), we employed ordinal logistic regression models to investigate the impact of these baseline subjective evaluations on retirement adjustment at follow-up. Employment stability factors such as demotion and unemployment, and personal shocks such as poor psychological health were associated with subjective evaluations of the work and family career domains. Gender differences in these associations were found. Evaluations in both the work and family domains were associated with retirement adjustment at follow-up. Our results demonstrate the importance of life course events on older workers' evaluations of their careers and the long-term impact of subjective career evaluations. Further research is needed to evaluate the predictive utility of these evaluations for other outcomes in older adulthood.

Experiences of Technology and Livelihood Education Teachers in the Division of Davao Del Norte: A Phenomenological Study

The goal of the Philippine educational system's integration of technology and livelihood education (TLE) is to provide students with information and abilities that apply to a variety of career domains. The backgrounds and skill sets of TLE's teachers, who are essential in transforming curriculum objectives into stimulating learning experiences for students, have a significant impact on the program's effectiveness. Hence, this study explored and described the lived experiences of teachers teaching technology and livelihood education in the Division of Davao del Norte. It aimed to go deeper into their experiences, coping strategies, and significant insights. This study was conducted and limited to the personal responses of the participants from the Division of Davao Del Norte, comprising seven (7) teachers. This study was qualitative with a phenomenological approach. Data was collected using interviews, which were coded and analyzed for themes. Results revealed that participants' experiences of the study emerged in two main themes: insufficient materials, equipment, and skills. Meanwhile, when it comes to coping with the challenges encountered by TLE teachers in the Division of Davao del Norte, three major themes were formulated: pedagogical diversity, technology integration, and training and seminars. On the other hand, the participants in this study shared their insights and suggestions when it comes to teaching TLE subjects. Out of the common insights, three themes emerge. It includes pedagogical adaptability, resource optimization, and professional development. Thus, further approaches to solving the aforementioned issues may be investigated by researchers in the future. They can also examine the long-term impacts of improved resources and teacher training on student outcomes in TLE subjects. Further, they may investigate best practices in TLE instruction from various regions and countries and explore their applicability in the local context.

Career Interest Assessment: College Students Career Planning Based On Machine Leaning

College students' career planning based on career interest assessment and machine learning integrates advanced technological tools with traditional career counseling methods to provide personalized and data-driven guidance. By utilizing career interest assessment tools, students can explore their strengths, preferences, and aspirations across various career domains. Machine learning algorithms analyze this data to generate tailored recommendations, matching students with career paths that align with their interests and aptitudes. This paper presents a novel approach to career assessment and planning by leveraging the Sugeno Fuzzy Optimized Weighted Machine Learning (SFOwML) framework. The proposed framework integrates fuzzy logic principles with machine learning techniques to provide personalized and accurate career recommendations tailored to individuals' skills, preferences, and values. Through the incorporation of optimization techniques, the framework refines the career assessment model, enhancing its accuracy in predicting suitable career paths for individuals. The practical application of the SFOwML framework offers a valuable tool for career counselors, educators, and individuals seeking guidance in their career choices. The framework incorporates numerical values to quantify individuals' skills, preferences, and values on a scale from 0 to 100, allowing for a more precise evaluation of their career profiles. Through the integration of fuzzy logic principles with machine learning techniques, personalized career recommendations are generated based on these numerical assessments.

Maximization strategies in relationship and career enhances life satisfaction through meaning making among established adults in South Korea

BackgroundChoosing a partner and job have long been regarded as important developmental milestones to reach in adulthood. In a collective cultural context with high familial and societal expectations to commit to a relationship and job by age 30, maximizing on such life decisions might potentially harm one’s well-being. The literature on maximization-well-being association is complex, and recent research suggests that this relationship might differ by its dimensions and cultural context. In the present study, we examined how engaging in a maximization strategy in relationship and career domains predicts life satisfaction and whether this pathway is mediated by a meaning-making process (search-to-presence of meaning) among established adults in South Korea.MethodsSurvey data on measures of relational maximization strategy, career maximization strategy, search for meaning, presence of meaning, and life satisfaction was collected from 264 South Korean unmarried, working adults in their 30 s to 40 s. A two-step structural equation modeling method was applied to test the hypothesized serial mediation model.ResultsTests of the measurement and structural model showed good fit with the data (CFI = .96, TLI = .95, RMSEA = .07, SRMR = .05). Further bootstrapping results supported significant indirect effects of the serial mediation model in the paths between maximization strategy and life satisfaction via a search-to-presence of meaning in both relational (b = .16, 95% CI [.01, -.16], p < .05) and career (b = .26, 95% CI [.11, -.26], p < .01) domains.ConclusionsOur findings suggest that for established adults in a collectivist culture who may experience familial and social pressure on these life choices, searching for alternative options to make the best relationship and career decisions could potentially lead to higher life satisfaction, when done through an intentional meaning-making process.

Artificial Intelligence Skepticism in Career Domains

Artificial Intelligence Skepticism in Career Domains

Research Trends in High School Students' Self-Confidence in Indonesia

Self-confidence is important in the process of life to enable individuals to socialize with their living environment when facing life's challenges. Recognizing the importance of self-confidence, it is necessary to have new research and innovation in the field of research and knowledge development. The purpose of this study was to analyze the direction of self-confidence research in the last ten years in Indonesia to identify any new insights. The method used was content analysis. The sample consisted of articles published on Google Scholar and ResearchGate. The data analysis technique involved examining the titles, methods, and research findings. The findings of this study indicated that self-confidence had an impact on personal, academic, and career domains. Research on self-confidence was expected to contribute to future researchers in exploring self-confidence with other psychological aspects using different research methods.

The cost of social influence: Own-gender and gender-stereotype social learning biases in adolescents and adults.

Pervasive gender gaps in academic subject and career choices are likely to be underpinned by social influences, including gender stereotypes of competence in academic and career domains (e.g., men excel at engineering, women excel at care), and model-based social learning biases (i.e., selective copying of particular individuals). Here, we explore the influence of gender stereotypes on social learning decisions in adolescent and adult males and females. Participants (Exp 1: N = 69 adolescents; Exp 2: N = 265 adults) were presented with 16 difficult multiple-choice questions from stereotypically feminine (e.g., care) and masculine (e.g., engineering) domains. The answer choices included the correct response and three incorrect responses paired with a male model, a female model, or no model. Participants' gender stereotype knowledge and endorsement were measured, and adolescents (Exp. 1) listed their academic subject choices. As predicted, there was a bias towards copying answers paired with a model (Exp.1: 74%, Exp. 2: 65% ps < .001). This resulted in less success than would be expected by chance (Exp. 1: 12%, Exp. 2: 16% ps < .001), demonstrating a negative consequence of social information. Adults (Exp 2) showed gender stereotyped social learning biases; they were more likely to copy a male model in masculine questions and a female model in feminine questions (p = .012). However, adolescents (Exp 1) showed no evidence of this stereotype bias; rather, there was a tendency for male adolescents to copy male models regardless of domain (p = .004). This own-gender bias was not apparent in female adolescents. In Exp 1, endorsement of masculine stereotypes was positively associated with selecting more own-gender typical academic subjects at school and copying significantly more male models in the male questions. The current study provides evidence for the first time that decision-making in both adolescence and adulthood is impacted by gender biases.

Relating the visceral factor of pain to domain‐specific risk attitudes

AbstractVisceral factors are negative emotions and drive and feeling states that grab people's attention and motivate them to engage in certain behaviors. They can contribute to discrepancies between an individual's long‐term self‐interest and their actual behavior. One such discrepancy concerns risk‐taking in health contexts as well as in a variety of other domains such as financial or career‐related decisions. This study examines the relationship between somatic symptoms of pain and domain‐specific risk attitudes in participants of a large population‐based cohort study. Somatic symptoms refer to back pain; pain in arms, legs, or joints; and headache. We show that the association between pain and risk attitudes is especially robust for the financial and leisure/sports domain across different model specifications. Pain is negatively associated with willingness to take risks in both domains. When controlling for fatigue (another visceral factor), the relationship between pain and risk attitudes persists only in the financial context. However, associations between fatigue and risk attitudes emerge in the general, health, leisure/sports, and career domains. We discuss potential implications of our findings especially in light of financial decision‐making.

A study on EMBA students’ cognitive and decision-making models in learning through play

In light of rapid changes in global sectors, the cultivation of middle-senior managers have become more important than ever. And as such, numerous incumbent middle-senior managers across different companies have chosen to complete their Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) while still working full-time at their jobs. Needless to say, EMBA students’ profound experience in decision-making at their relevant career domains serves as an invaluable source of data for related researches. Therefore, by investigating and analyzing the cognitive and decision-making models of EMBA students, we can potentially formulate innovative teaching strategies that can cultivate more management talents. In this study, lag sequential analysis has been chosen to process the cognitive and decision-making models of EMBA students as they learn through play. The differences in cognitive and decision-making models of students in different performance groups have also been analyzed. The study found that the cognitive and decision-making models of EMBA students are highly interactive in nature. Not only that, the cognitive and decision-making models of students in different performance groups reveal significant differences. By comparing students in the two groups, the study would recommend business schools and enterprises adopt learning through playing or establish systems of adaptive game-based learning for students.

Assessing perceived effectiveness of career development efforts led by the women in American Medical Informatics Association Initiative.

We sought to ascertain perceived factors affecting women's career development efforts in the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) and to provide recommendations for improvements. Data were collected using a 27-item survey administered via the AMIA newsletter and other social channels. Survey questions comprised 3 demographics, 15 Likert-scale, and 9 open-ended items. Likert-scale responses were summarized across respondent ages, career stages, and career domains, and open-ended responses were thematically analyzed. We received survey responses from 109 AMIA women members. Our findings demonstrate that AMIA had made strides in promoting career development, and the most effective AMIA efforts included social events (83%), panel discussions (80%), and scientific sessions (79%). However, despite these efforts, women members perceived that gender-specific challenges persisted within AMIA, and recognized the need for increased networking opportunities (96%), raising awareness of gender-specific challenges (95%), and encouraging gender proportional representation in leadership (92%). International and national biomedical informatics professional communities have put forth efforts to address gender-specific issues in career development. Yet, our study identified that some of these, including the deep-rooted gender power hierarchy and bias, are still perceived as profound in AMIA. Even though existing career development efforts for women are highly effective, important perceived gender-specific career development issues require further attention and investigation to improve existing AMIA activities.

Overparenting and Emerging Adult Development: A Systematic Review

Researchers have investigated the phenomenon of overparenting of emerging adult children and its association with emerging adult development. With the increasing body of research in recent years on this topic, a timely systematic review is needed to gain a better understanding of the literature. This systematic review targets quantitative studies of overparenting and several domains of development (psychological, behavioral, social and relational, learning/academic and career) of emerging adult children (with a sample mean age between 18 to 29) that are published in English in peer-reviewed journals in the past 20 years (2002–2021). A search of four databases (PsycINFO, Web of Science, ERIC, and ASSIA) identified 74 eligible studies between 2002 to 2021. The majority of the studies are theory-driven ( n = 65), with self-determination theory being the most used. Study samples ranged from 89 to 2,253, most are of college students ( n = 65), from the U.S. ( n = 58), and with more female than male participants ( n = 65). Almost all studies used a cross-sectional design ( n = 70) and at least one of the several established overparenting measures. Various analytical strategies were used, ranging from structural equation modeling to latent class/profile analysis. Findings overwhelmingly suggested negative associations between overparenting and emerging adults’ development in the psychological, behavioral, social and relational, learning/academic and career domains. Some mixed findings were also reported, especially in the learning/academic and career domain. Limitations and future directions are also discussed.

Employee Networking Behavior: Sources, Challenges, and Support

Networking behavior helps enhance employees’ success in work and career domains, but importantly, it may be helpful for organizations in improving their ability to coordinate, internally and externally, and innovate. Based on existing literature, critical factors that serve as antecedents of employee networking within organizations, including individual and organizational factors, are identified. Next, potential challenges employees may encounter in networking are highlighted. To conclude, several actions human resource development (HRD) practitioners can take to promote networking behavior within organizations and its associated benefits are discussed.

Sense of Mother Calling in Child rearing and Child Psychological Wellbeing: A Mediating Model Analysis

Background: An increasing body of research highlights the significant role of calling in work and career domains. Nevertheless, very little correlational research has shown positive outcomes of parent sense of calling in child rearing context. To fulfill this gap, this study aimed to test the relationship between mother calling in child rearing and children’s psychological well-being by mediating psychological well-being and satisfaction with being mothers of women teachers in Jalalabad Afghanistan. Materials and Methods: The study participants included 250 mothers and 250 of their children who were selected by random sampling. The Questionnaires for mothers used in this study were: Subjective Sense of Calling in child rearing, Psychological Well-Being, and Parental Satisfaction. Children also completed the Psychological Well-Being. Methods for analyzing the data were: Bivariate correlation analysis, structural equation modelling for model fit indices, direct effect of the variables, and process macro bootstrapping for the indirect effect of variables. Findings: The findings of this research showed the designed model had an excellent model fit. The direct path between women's sense of calling in child rearing and children psychological well-being, between mother psychological well-being and children psychological well-being. Between mother satisfaction with being mother and children psychological well-being were positive and significant as p &lt; 0.05. Also, this research showed the indirect effects of mother calling mediated by psychological wellbeing and satisfaction with being of mothers on children psychological wellbeing are positive and significant. Conclusion: The results suggested that in order to increase child psychological well-being, women should become more familiar with their role as calling in child rearing context.

Motivations for Learning Korean in Vietnam: L2 Selves and Regulatory Focus Perspectives

ABSTRACT Although contextual influences on L2 motivation have been widely acknowledged, studies of underrepresented learners of less-commonly-taught languages have been extremely rare. To fill this gap, this study aimed to promote the local understanding of motivation among Vietnamese learners of Korean within the theoretical framework of L2 selves and regulatory focus. In particular, this study qualitatively explored L2 selves through an open-ended questionnaire and developed a measure of L2 regulatory focus, outlining the distinct motivational strategies associated with the ideal and ought-to L2 selves. The participants completed a survey consisting of the open-ended ideal and ought-to L2 selves and closed-ended regulatory focus scales. The promotion- and prevention-instrumentality scales were tested for their applicability to the learner population. Additionally, the promotion- and prevention-motivated behaviour scales were created and validated through statistical analysis with the thematically coded L2 selves. The results showed the strong emphasis on intrapersonal and career domains of the L2 selves. Theoretical, practical, and policy implications are discussed.

Work–family enrichment, job satisfaction, and work engagement: The mediating role of subjective career success

Objective: The aim of the study was to explore the possible indirect effect of subjective career success on the relationship between work–family enrichment and job satisfaction and work–family enrichment and work engagement. Method: A cross‐sectional, quantitative research design approach was followed using a convenience sample (N = 334). Results: Results revealed that work–family enrichment was not only positively related to subjective career success, job satisfaction and work engagement, but also predictive of the mentioned constructs. Furthermore, subjective career success was found to indirectly effect the relationship between work–family enrichment and job satisfaction and work engagement. Conclusion: Using the resource‐gain‐development framework, new insights are provided into the processes and mechanisms relating to work–family enrichment. Our findings suggest that resources are creating positive affect in not only the work and career domains of employees, but also leading to more engaged and satisfied employees. (i.e., the indirect effect of subjective career success). Organisations can benefit when they enhance work environments (e.g., by providing relevant resources) to promote work–family enrichment and, by implication, subjective career success and positive work outcomes such as job satisfaction and work engagement.

Estilo de vida no período de pandemia da COVID-19

OBJETIVO: Analisar o impacto da pandemia da COVID-19 no estilo de vida na população afetada pelas regras de distanciamento social.MÉTODOS: Trata-se de um estudo observacional e descritivo. A coleta dos dados ocorreu de forma não-probabilística, global, aleatória e voluntária através da aplicação do formulário Google Forms via internet, que foi elaborado em três idiomas com perguntas: referentes à/ao: idade, sexo, país de origem e tempo de distanciamento social; sobre a avaliação do estilo de vida; estruturadas de acordo com o questionário FANTASTIC. As análises estatísticas utilizadas foram os testes qui-quadrado, Shapiro-Wilk, teste t não-pareado, Mann-Whitney, ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis e post-hoc de Bonferroni. Para todas as análises assumiu-se um p≤0,05.RESULTADOS: Do total de 475 pessoas que responderam ao questionário, 65,89% (313) estavam em distanciamento social. A maioria dos voluntários encontravam-se na categoria muito bom, e os domínios atividade física, nutrição, tipo/padrão de comportamento, introspecção e trabalho/satisfação com a profissão tiveram os menores valores médios nos grupos, o que impactou negativamente na classificação das categorias.CONCLUSÕES: A pandemia do COVID-19 tem afetado o estilo de vida da população, sendo necessárias medidas estratégicas de adoção e de conscientização nos diferentes aspectos que compõem um melhor estilo de vida, evitando assim consequências futuras negativas na saúde física e emocional da população pós-pandemia.

How parental viewpoint and personality affect gifted child outcomes

A 17-year longitudinal follow-up of 56 American gifted children investigates and gives examples of a variety of social, emotional, and career outcomes for children who are in the same intellectual ranges. Evaluated for 5 Levels of Giftedness 1 as children, the subjects’ intellectual abilities are compared within and across five ability levels of typical to exceptionally and profoundly gifted. The subjects’ current age range is 22 to 43. Results indicate that it is the parental personality and viewpoint that most significantly make the difference in outcomes. That is, parental actions and advocacy on behalf of their gifted children are a function of their viewpoint and personality preference. Stated simply as one example: for parents who believe—hold the viewpoint that—either the school or their child should make changes in their behaviors, they often end up in recurring battles of the will rather than satisfactory or good results. When parents discover what works most naturally for their child’s ways of learning, they can take positive actions to find an environment that already exists or they can establish an environment that opens up a good “fit” not only in their child’s learning and academic realm, but in the social, emotional, and eventual adult career domains, as well.

Clustering Life Course to Understand the Heterogeneous Effects of Life Events, Gender, and Generation on Habitual Travel Modes

Daily transportation mode choice is largely habitual, but transitions between life events may disrupt travel habits and can shift choices between alternative transportation modes. Although much is known about general mode switches following life event transitions, less is understood about differences that may exist between subpopulations, especially from a long-term perspective. Understanding these differences will help planners and policymakers introduce more targeted policy interventions to promote sustainable transportation modes and inform longer-term predictions. Extending beyond existing literature, we use data collected from a retrospective survey to investigate the effects of life course events on mode use situated within different long-term life trajectory contexts. We apply a machine-learning method called joint social sequence clustering to define five distinct and interpretable cohorts based on trajectory patterns in family and career domains over their life courses. We use these patterns as an innovative contextual system to investigate (1) the heterogeneous effects of life events on travel mode use and (2) further differentiation between gender and generation groups in these life event effects. We find that events occurring relatively early in life are more strongly associated with changes in mode-use behavior, and that mode use can also be affected by the relative order of events. This timing and order effect can have lasting impacts on mode use aggregated over entire life cycles: members of our “Have-it-alls” cohort-who finish their education, start working, partner up, and have children early in life-ramp up car use at each event, resulting in the highest rate of car use occurring the earliest among all the cohorts. Women drive more when having children primarily when their family formation and career formation are intertwined early in life, and younger generations rely relatively more on car use during familial events when their careers have a later start.

Latinx Students and Postsecondary Preparation: Putting the ASCA Model into Practice

To address educational disparities experienced by some Latinx youth and help close the achievement and opportunity gaps in one small school, the first author taught a year-long course on college and career readiness to 16 members of the senior class, using the three ASCA domains as a foundation. The first author was the school counselor in the primarily Latinx-serving charter school, where she designed and delivered the course in alignment with the ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs. The academic, career, and social-emotional development domains were addressed through a wide variety of lessons and activities. Although a pre-test assessment indicated little knowledge of how to prepare or apply for college, by the end of the school year, the majority of students had been accepted and registered for classes at an institution of higher learning. The project underscores the necessity and ethical imperative of providing advocacy and individualized attention to Latinx students, who despite ability and aptitude, may otherwise miss opportunities for postsecondary education.

Implicit Motives as Determinants of Networking Behaviors.

In today’s world of work, networking behaviors are an important and viable strategy to enhance success in work and career domains. Concerning personality as an antecedent of networking behaviors, prior studies have exclusively relied on trait perspectives that focus on how people feel, think, and act. Adopting a motivational perspective on personality, we enlarge this focus and argue that beyond traits predominantly tapping social content, motives shed further light on instrumental aspects of networking – or why people network. We use McClelland’s implicit motives framework of need for power (nPow), need for achievement (nAch), and need for affiliation (nAff) to examine instrumental determinants of networking. Using a facet theoretical approach to networking behaviors, we predict differential relations of these three motives with facets of (1) internal vs. external networking and (2) building, maintaining, and using contacts. We conducted an online study, in which we temporally separate measures (N = 539 employed individuals) to examine our hypotheses. Using multivariate latent regression, we show that nAch is related to networking in general. In line with theoretical differences between networking facets, we find that nAff is positively related to building contacts, whereas nPow is positively related to using internal contacts. In sum, this study shows that networking is not only driven by social factors (i.e., nAff), but instead the achievement motive is the most important driver of networking behaviors.