Personal and Situational Factors Producing Flexible Careers

Murray, James R.; Powers, Edward A.; Havighurst, Robert J.

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“…Adult development in the middle years encompasses many life transitions, and many job choices are possible (Blau, Gustad, Jessor, Parnes, & Wilcox, 1956;Murray, Powers, & Havighurst, 1971). Appreciation of the contingency factors influencing career transitions is needed to reflect the person's optimum potential and coping styles (Fitzgerald & Crites, 1980).…”

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Career Developments and Transitions of Middle-Aged Women

Ackerman

1990

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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Job transition behaviors of women (N= 71; M= 42.5 yrs.) in their middle years of professional careers who had changed jobs within the previous 3 years were investigated. They were employed in a major utility company in a midwestern city where 11% of the jobs had been eliminated. The women were classified according to job transition attitudes and behaviors into groups labeled Wanters‐Planners or Creators (n= 12); Wanters‐Nonplanners or Maintainers (n= 15); Nonwanters‐Planners or Conventionalists (n= 28); and Nonwanters‐Nonplanners or Reactors (n= 16). Significant differences were obtained from three developmental perspectives: Person, Situation, and Person‐by‐Situation aspects of job‐leaving/job‐procuring behaviors. Three multivariate analyses of variance were followed by appropriate one‐way analyses of variance and post hoc chi‐square and Tukey's tests to identify the variations among the groups. Three multivariate discriminant analyses correctly classified the women into the four groups.

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Career Developments and Transitions of Middle-Aged Women

Ackerman

1990

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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“…Personal interviews lasted from one to two hours and were semistructured in nature, following the interview format developed by Murray, Powers, and Havighurst (1971). In addition to the Life Pattern Interview questions, respondents were asked to complete several attitude and personality measures.…”

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Causes of Mid‐life Change From High‐Status Careers

Thomas¹

1979

Vocational Guidance Quarterly

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“…Many individuals have stereotyped views of middle-aged and older people and counselors are no exception. If we hope to assist people in creating what Murray, Powers, and Havighurst (1971) term "flexible careers," counselors must be open to aiding individuals in identifying their options. Counselors need to examine to what degree they do stereotype individuals on the basis of age and what impact this has on their counseling.…”

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Multiple Motivations for Mid‐Career Changes

Heddesheimer

1976

The Personnel and Guidance Journal

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Personal and Situational Factors Producing Flexible Careers

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Career Developments and Transitions of Middle-Aged Women

Career Developments and Transitions of Middle-Aged Women

Causes of Mid‐life Change From High‐Status Careers

Multiple Motivations for Mid‐Career Changes

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