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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Psychology of working theory"”.
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Examining Access to Decent Work Among Women Veterans: A Psychology of Working Theory Perspective
<p>The present study investigated predictors of decent work among a sample of women Veterans (<em>N</em> = 354), grounded in the Psychology of Working Theory (PWT). A structural equation model demonstrated that women Veterans’ experiences of marginalization, economic constraints, work volition, and …
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From Decent Work to Decent Lives: An Empirical Test of the Outcomes of Decent Work in the Psychology of Working Theory
The psychology of working theory (PWT) postulates that certain contextual and structural factors determine if individuals are able to obtain decent work, and that decent work, in turn, leads to work fulfilment and general well-being. The theory assumes that this is the case, as decent work …
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Domestic Work as Decent Work: An Empirical Test of the Predictors of Decent Work To Extend the Psychology of Working Theory
The Psychology of Working Theory (PWT) focuses specifically on the work-based experiences of low-income workers. It is thus a suitable theoretical framework to predict and explain the work experiences of individuals performing domestic work, one of the largest work sectors in South Africa. The …
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Intersectional microaggressions : a study of Asian American women journalists at workplace
… journalists. The researcher analyzed three areas of work -- the newsroom, the audience, and the sources -- to describe the complex areas of work that journalists navigate. Guided by the Microaggression Theory, the Psychology of Working Theory, and Intersectionality, this study demonstrates how …
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Trialling The Sensemaker Methodology To Conceptualise Precarious Work Among Employed Individuals In South Africa
… work is not a new phenomenon, birthed out of the development of paid employment in the 19th century (Kalleberg, 2009), a steady rise in precarious working arrangements has become cause for concern, due to its many adverse consequences. The aim of this dissertation is to evaluate whether The …
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Intergenerational influences of second-generation Chinese American academic and career exploration : using a career genogram as a guiding tool
… immigrants. Using the Asian American Psychology of Working Theory (AAPWT; Tu & Okazaki, 2021) as a theoretical framework, this qualitative study examined how learning about their family's career history impacted secondgeneration Chinese American emerging adults' reflections about their …
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Well-being in the Workforce: The Role of Career Crafting, Decent Work, PERMA+4, and Work Volition in Economically Marginalized (EM) Workers and Non-EM Workers
… is the most widely studied topic in the field of organizational positive psychology, yet economic context is often overlooked despite approximately one-third of the U.S. working population being economically marginalized workers. Moreover, it is unknown whether different economic contexts …