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Career Engagement: Investigating Intraindividual Predictors of Weekly Fluctuations in Proactive Career Behaviors
Author(s) -
Hirschi Andreas,
Freund Philipp Alexander
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2014.00066.x
Subject(s) - psychology , social support , social cognitive theory , multilevel model , psychological intervention , german , self efficacy , perspective (graphical) , social psychology , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , archaeology , machine learning , psychiatry , artificial intelligence , computer science , history
This study applied a microlevel perspective on how within‐individual differences in motivational and social‐cognitive factors affected the weekly fluctuations of engagement in proactive career behaviors among a group of 67 German university students. Career self‐efficacy beliefs, perceived career barriers, experienced social career support, positive and negative emotions, and career engagement were assessed weekly for 13 consecutive weeks. Hierarchical linear regression analyses showed that above average levels of career engagement within individuals were predicted by higher than average perceived social support and positive emotions during a given week. Conversely, within‐individual differences in self‐efficacy, barriers, and negative emotions had no effect. The results suggest that career interventions should provide boosts in social support and positive emotions.