ERIC Number: EJ1037762
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jul
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0251-2513
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Job Search Motivation of Part-Time or Unemployed Japanese College Graduates
Shirai, Toshiaki; Shimomura, Hideo; Kawasaki, Tomotsugu; Adachi, Tomoko; Wakamatsu, Yosuke
International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, v13 n2 p95-114 Jul 2013
We clarify how individuals actively interact with socio-cultural contexts to attain regular employment in Japan. Based on a large sample (N = 3,512) of part-time employed and unemployed college graduates (23-39 years old), we found that: Career decision making self-efficacy predicted job search; a lack of both hope and fulfillment motivated job search, while having hope promoted it; wishing for perfect vocation and being free from both inclination towards personal interests and passivity motivated job search. Clients' desire for "a perfect vocation," should not necessarily be considered as a career barrier but, perhaps, rather as an asset for motivating job search. Counselors should seek to better understand the influence of clients' socio-cultural contexts on their career attitudes.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Search Methods, Unemployment, Social Environment, Cultural Context, Motivation, Career Counseling, Decision Making, Career Choice, Prediction, College Graduates, Self Efficacy, Psychological Patterns, Vocational Interests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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