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Ford, Michael T. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2012
Drawing from theory on met expectations, person-environment fit, and social information processing, misfit between the pressure and autonomy experienced by workers and that which would be expected given their occupational roles was examined as a predictor of job satisfaction, perceived support, and depression. Results from a nationally (U.S.)…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Job Development, Stress Variables, Depression (Psychology)
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Beehr, Terry A.; Glazer, Sharon; Nielson, Norma L.; Farmer, Suzanne J. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2000
Three analyses of data from 197 older employees and their spouses identified work and nonwork factors influencing age of retirement. Finances predicted retirement but health and gender did not. Being tired of working and expecting to work for pay after retirement predicted earlier retirement. (SK)
Descriptors: Age, Expectation, Income, Older Workers
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Bartol, Kathryn M.; Martin, David C. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1998
Two types of market-referent information--number of applications filed and amount of information about wages--were significantly related to turnover for a sample of 152 entry-level, part-time workers. Differences between beginning wage and wage expected were also related to turnover. Referent choice theory proved useful for studying job search…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Employment Interviews, Expectation, Job Applicants