TY - JOUR
T1 - Individuals without jobs
T2 - An empirical study of job-seeking behavior and reemployment
AU - Wanberg, Connie R.
AU - Watt, John D.
AU - Rumsey, Deborah J.
PY - 1996/2
Y1 - 1996/2
N2 - The purpose of this study was to test a longitudinal model of the demographic, person, and situational variables predictive of job-seeking behavior and reemployment. Participants completed surveys 2 months and 5 months following a layoff. Multiple regression analysis revealed gender, conscientiousness, and job-seeking support as significant predictors of job-seeking behavior. Logistic regression analysis showed age and job-seeking support to be significant predictors of reemployment. Post hoc analyses highlighted an Age × Job-Seeking Frequency interaction as a predictor of reemployment. This interaction suggests that older individuals who engaged in frequent job seeking were less likely to find work than younger individuals who engaged in frequent job seeking.
AB - The purpose of this study was to test a longitudinal model of the demographic, person, and situational variables predictive of job-seeking behavior and reemployment. Participants completed surveys 2 months and 5 months following a layoff. Multiple regression analysis revealed gender, conscientiousness, and job-seeking support as significant predictors of job-seeking behavior. Logistic regression analysis showed age and job-seeking support to be significant predictors of reemployment. Post hoc analyses highlighted an Age × Job-Seeking Frequency interaction as a predictor of reemployment. This interaction suggests that older individuals who engaged in frequent job seeking were less likely to find work than younger individuals who engaged in frequent job seeking.
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U2 - 10.1037/0021-9010.81.1.76
DO - 10.1037/0021-9010.81.1.76
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030548328
SN - 0021-9010
VL - 81
SP - 76
EP - 87
JO - Journal of Applied Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Psychology
IS - 1
ER -