An intervention for job-search transition readiness: The effect on displaced workers' readiness for change and job-search intensity

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorGarcia, John
dc.contributor.authorBohls, Michelle Miller
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-22T16:21:19Z
dc.date.available2021-02-22T16:21:19Z
dc.date.issued2006-08
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the application of the Transtheoretical Model's (TTM) theory for displaced workers. The purpose of this study was to increase our understanding of the process of becoming ready to look for work after being displaced from unemployment. First, an intervention for readiness was developed and empirically tested. We did not find support for the intervention's influence on readiness or job search activity after one month; however this unique transition intervention is presented for future empirical research. Second, an exploratory model based on the TTM and previous research was analyzed. Our results support a causal path from transition readiness to job-search intensity. Results show support for the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) over the Theory of Planned Behavior (TBP) for this population. The findings suggest that interventions for a discouraged worker should facilitate decision balance as recommended in the TIM.
dc.description.departmentCounseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent167 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationBohls, M. M. (2006). An intervention for job-search transition readiness: The effect on displaced workers' readiness for change and job-search intensity (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/13186
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectdisplaced workers
dc.subjectjob hunting
dc.subjecttransition readiness
dc.subjectemployment
dc.titleAn intervention for job-search transition readiness: The effect on displaced workers' readiness for change and job-search intensity
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentEducational Administration and Psychological Services
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University-San Marcos
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Bohls_Michelle_2006.pdf
Size:
7.53 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

Graduate Theses and Dissertations