The Role of Approach and Avoidance Motives for Unemployed Job Search Behavior

Autor/inn/en	van Dam, Karen; Menting, Lotte
Titel	The Role of Approach and Avoidance Motives for Unemployed Job Search Behavior
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Behavior, 80 (2012) 1, S.108-117 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0001-8791
DOI	10.1016/j.jvb.2011.06.004
Schlagwörter	Unemployment; Expectation; Job Search Methods; Job Skills; Interests; Reentry Workers; Sample Size; Counselor Client Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitslosigkeit; Expectancy; Erwartung; Arbeitsplatzsuchtheorie; Produktive Fertigkeit; Bildungsinteresse; Beruflicher Wiedereinstieg
Abstract	The current study investigated the role of approach and avoidance motives for unemployed job search behavior. Two approach motives (employment and PJ-fit) and two avoidance motives (low-expectation and low-interest) were distinguished. Antecedents and consequences of these motives were examined using a sample of 303 unemployed clients of reemployment agencies, and obtaining motive ratings from both the unemployed and their counselors. The findings showed that three motives (employment, low-expectation and low-interest) improved the prediction of job search behavior in addition to a set of antecedents that have been widely studied in the literature. In turn, the motives were predicted by different antecedents. The findings suggest that it is important to identify and address unemployed approach and avoidance motives since they might affect reemployment success. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10