A scale to measure attitudes toward working

Alfano, Anthony M.

doi:10.1016/0001-8791(73)90021-3

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“…Withm the longitudinal comparisons of this study we will also examine employment commitment. This has been viewed as a stable personality characteristic and should therefore remain unresponsive to variations in employment status, at least in the relatively short term (Alfano, 1973) Such stability in employment commitment scores is important in terms of the study's third theme. This brings together the moderating role of commitment m cross-sectional comparisons (Theme 1) and changes in distress associated with transitions be-tween employment and unemployment (Theme 2).…”

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Unemployment and psychological distress in young people: The moderating role of employment commitment.

Jackson

Stafford²,

Banks³

et al. 1983

Journal of Applied Psychology

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There is growing evidence for an association between unemployment and reduced psychological well-being. Moreover, this relationship appears to be moderated by a number of factors This article describes a longitudinal study of two cohorts of young people in the first 3 years of their adult working lives Evidence is presented to show that psychological distress is higher for the unemployed than for the employed and that changes in employment status lead to changes in distress scores This relationship is shown to be moderated by individuals' commitment to paid employment such that the effect of movement between work and unemployment is greatest for those whose employment commitment is high Recent cross-sectional studies have shown a significant positive association of unemployment with reduced psychological wellbeing This association has been demonstrated with respect to happiness (Bradburn, 1969), life satisfaction (Campbell, Converse, & Rodgers, 1976), satisfaction with self (Cohn, 1978), anxiety and positive and negative affect (Warr, 1978), negative self-esteem (Warr & Jackson, in press), minor psychiatric morbidity (Banks & Jackson, 1982; Stafford, Jackson, & Banks, 1980), and probability of being identified as a psychiatric case (Bebbmgton, Hurry, Tennant, Sturt, & Wing, 1981) The cross-sectional link between employment status and well-being is especially clear with respect to male workers and those female workers who are themselves principal wage earners. For other groups of women the pattern is more complex, with a number of important moderating variables coming into play (Warr & Parry, 1982).One factor that has been shown to moderate the relationship between employment status and psychological well-being in both men and women is the dispositional variable that may be referred to as employment commitment This reflects the degree to which Requests for reprints should be sent to Paul R Jackson, MRC

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Unemployment and psychological distress in young people: The moderating role of employment commitment.

Jackson

Stafford²,

Banks³

et al. 1983

Journal of Applied Psychology

241

126

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“…A wider range of items, such as the 43-item Employment Readiness Scale (Alfano, 1973), might have more successfully predicted employment outcomes. Furthermore, the validity of self-report measures and clinicianrating=observation measures (e.g., diagnosis) is uncertain.…”

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Attitudes Towards Employment and Employment Outcomes Among Homeless Veterans with Substance Abuse and/or Psychiatric Problems

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Rosenheck

2006

American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation

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“…Clausen (1991) observerte heller ikkje kj0nnsskilnader i hans norske utval (arbeidsledige). I Alfano (1973) si studie korrelerte negative holdningar til arbeid med lengda pa arbeidsl0yseperioden.…”

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Nordisk Psykologi

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A scale to measure attitudes toward working

Cited by 14 publications

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Unemployment and psychological distress in young people: The moderating role of employment commitment.

Unemployment and psychological distress in young people: The moderating role of employment commitment.

Attitudes Towards Employment and Employment Outcomes Among Homeless Veterans with Substance Abuse and/or Psychiatric Problems

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