Barriers to Employment: Personality and Cognitive Predictors of Employment Status

Autor/inn/en	McTurk, Carolyn; Shakespeare-Finch, Jane
Titel	Barriers to Employment: Personality and Cognitive Predictors of Employment Status
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Career Development, 15 (2006) 1, S.10-18 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1038-4162
Schlagwörter	Employment Level; Personality; Unemployment; Predictor Variables; Personality Traits; Cognitive Style; Relationship; Myers Briggs Type Indicator + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beschäftigungsgrad; Personalität; Arbeitslosigkeit; Prädiktor; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Wechselbeziehung
Abstract	Barriers to employment are linked to individual factors such as thinking styles and personality traits. Personality and cognitive differences between employed (n = 55) and unemployed (n = 57) cohorts were analysed to quantify the association between these variables and employment status. Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the Thinking Styles Inventory, three hypothesised relationships were examined in terms of identifying predictors of employment status. Personality temperament was found to be a significant predictor (particularly Sensing Perceiving style: SP), and thinking type also accounted for variance in employment status. These findings may help direct training strategies adopted by employment agencies in assisting people who are unemployed, collaboratively targeting positive job access outcomes through their consultative partnerships. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10