Applying the Theory of Work Adjustment to Latino Immigrant Workers: An Exploratory Study

Autor/inn/en	Eggerth, Donald E.; Flynn, Michael A.
Titel	Applying the Theory of Work Adjustment to Latino Immigrant Workers: An Exploratory Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Career Development, 39 (2012) 1, S.76-98 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0894-8453
DOI	10.1177/0894845311417129
Schlagwörter	Vocational Adjustment; Immigrants; Hispanic Americans; Work Experience; Personality Theories; Career Development; Models; Motivation; Interviews; Achievement; Satisfaction; Personal Autonomy; Employment Level; Altruism; Work Environment; New Mexico; Ohio + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Personalanpassung; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Personality theory; Persönlichkeitstheorie; Berufsentwicklung; Analogiemodell; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Performance; Leistung; Zufriedenheit; Individuelle Autonomie; Beschäftigungsgrad; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Arbeitsmilieu
Abstract	Blustein mapped career decision making onto Maslow's model of motivation and personality and concluded that most models of career development assume opportunities and decision-making latitude that do not exist for many individuals from low income or otherwise disadvantaged backgrounds. Consequently, Blustein argued that these models may be of limited utility for such individuals. Blustein challenged researchers to reevaluate current career development approaches, particularly those assuming a static world of work, from a perspective allowing for changing circumstances and recognizing career choice can be limited by access to opportunities, personal obligations, and social barriers. This article represents an exploratory effort to determine if the theory of work adjustment (TWA) might meaningfully be used to describe the work experiences of Latino immigrant workers, a group living with severe constraints and having very limited employment opportunities. It is argued that there is significant conceptual convergence between Maslow's hierarchy of needs and the work reinforcers of TWA. The results of an exploratory, qualitative study with a sample of 10 Latino immigrants are also presented. These immigrants participated in key informant interviews concerning their work experiences both in the United States and in their home countries. The findings support Blustein's contention that such workers will be most focused on basic survival needs and suggest that TWA reinforcers are descriptive of important aspects of how Latino immigrant workers conceptualize their jobs. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10