AFTER THE PINK SLIP: APPLYING DYNAMIC MOTIVATION FRAMEWORKS TO THE JOB SEARCH EXPERIENCE

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Wanberg, Connie R.; Zhu, Jing; Kanfer, Ruth; Zhang, Zhen
• 署名单位: University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology; Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/amj.2010.0157
• 发表日期: 2012
• 页码: 261-284
• 关键词: GOAL ORIENTATION; self-regulation; individual-differences; psychological distress; REGULATORY FOCUS; WORK MOTIVATION; unemployment; personality; performance; DEPRESSION

摘要

We propose and examine a self-regulatory framework focused on understanding the dynamics of job search intensity and mental health over the first several months of unemployment. We use a repeated-measures design, surveying newly unemployed individuals weekly for 20 weeks. Through the lens of our framework, we test relationships pertaining to the role of motivational traits (i.e., temporally stable approach and avoidance motivations) and self-regulatory states (i.e., more transient motivation control and self-defeating cognition) in predicting job seekers' search intensity and mental health over the duration of our study. The findings provide evidence on the dynamics of the job search journey.