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the questionable impact of gender on job loss reactions: implications for employment counseling
Author(s) -
Wooten Kevin C.,
Valenti Alix M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.2008.tb00054.x
Subject(s) - salary , job loss , psychology , ethnic group , marital status , social psychology , clinical psychology , unemployment , demography , economics , political science , sociology , population , law , economic growth , market economy
A heterogeneous sample of 301 men and 118 women who experienced job loss was surveyed on 4 affective and 14 attributional variables. Analysis revealed that approximately 90% of the reported gender differences involving job loss reactions disappeared when age, ethnic background, marital status, education, tenure, salary job classification, and financial strain were controlled. Resulting gender differences do not support traditional stereotypes of unemployed women nor do they support previous findings of gender‐related job loss reactions.