Fostering networking behavior, career planning and optimism, and subjective career success: An intervention study

被引:94
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作者
Spur, Daniel [1 ]
Kauffeld, Simone [2 ]
Barthauer, Luisa [2 ]
Heinemann, Nora S. R. [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bern, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
[2] Tech Univ Carolo Wilhelmina Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
[3] Johannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz, Mainz, Germany
关键词
Career intervention effectiveness; Networking; Career planning; Career optimism; Career success; FUTURES INVENTORY; ADAPTABILITY; PARADIGM;
D O I
10.1016/j.jvb.2014.12.007
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
The present study evaluated personal resource-oriented interventions supporting the career development of young academics, working at German universities within the STEM fields. The study sought to foster subjective career success by improving networking behavior, career planning, and career optimism. The study involved a quasi-experimental pre-post intervention with two intervention and two control groups (N = 81 research associates). Participants of the first intervention group received networking training; participants of the second intervention group received the same networking training plus individual career coaching. Participants of both intervention groups were female. Participants of the control groups (i.e., male vs. female group) did not participate in any intervention. As expected, path analyses, based on mean differences from pre-test to post-test, revealed an increase in career planning and career optimism within the networking plus career coaching intervention group, that was indirectly positively related to changes in subjective career success. Contrary to our expectations, the networking group training alone and in combination with the career coaching showed no effectiveness in fostering networking behavior. Results are discussed in the context of career counseling and intervention effectiveness studies. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:134 / 144
页数:11
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