Modeling the Longitudinal Direct and Indirect Effects of Attitudes,Self‐Efficacy,and Behavioral Intentions on Practice Behavior Outcomes of Suicide Intervention Training

The purpose of this study was to use a longitudinal path analysis to test attitudes toward suicide prevention, self‐efficacy, and behavioral intentions as mediators/moderators of clinical skill development over time following suicide intervention training. Results support a direct effect of attitudes on practice behaviors and self‐efficacy, but no moderating effect. Self‐efficacy performed as a mediator of practice behaviors over time. Behavioral intention had a direct effect on practice behaviors and mediated the relationship between attitudes and practice behaviors. Implications for research and practice are discussed.     

Barriers to Women's Career Success: Human Capital, Career Choices, Structural Determinants, or Simply Sex Discrimination

Cet article aborde la question des évolutions divergentes de carrière attribuables au sexe chez les salariés britanniques. Des données ont été recueillies par questionnaires auprès de 457 d'entre eux pour évaluer plusieurs des explications apportées aux différences de salaire et de niveau hiérarchique entre hommes et femmes. L'importance relative de la discrimination due au sexe a été comparée à d'autres variables, à savoir: les dimensions de la personnalité, les qualités humaines utiles pour le poste, les aspects démographiques, le choix de carrière, les forces économiques du marché du travail et la structure des organisations. Les résultats ont montré que ces facteurs rendaient compte d'une part importante de la variance de la carrière, mais que plus de 55% des différences dans la réussite professionnelle des hommes et des femmes pouvaient être attribuées à la discrimination sexuelle.
This paper examines the gender gap in career success of men and women in the British labour force. Questionnaire data were collected from 457 British employees to assess several explanations for the gender differences in salaries and managerial level. The relative importance of sex discrimination was compared to alternative explanations, including: personality characteristics, job-relevant human capital attributes, demographic characteristics, career choices, labour market economic forces, and structural features of the organisations. The results revealed that although these factors explained a large amount of the variance in career success, over 55% of the gender gap in career success was attributed to sex discrimination.