Immigrants preparing for their second career: The behavioral strategies adopted |
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Authors: | Edgar Krau |
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Institution: | University of Haifa Israel |
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Abstract: | On the basis of the assumption that career change for immigrants is not generally anticipated and is characterized by status incongruence, this research tested the action of the dissonance model on 89 immigrants who were obliged to prepare for a new occupation. Four coping strategies were found combining high vs low level of self-image and vocational involvement with positive vs negative attitudes toward work and authority figures at the places of work. The comparative efficiency of these strategies was tested—both with regard to an objective vocational criterion and to satisfaction and optimism regarding the future. |
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Keywords: | Requests for reprints should be sent to Edgar Krau University of Haifa Mount Carmel 31-999 Israel |
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