title: Predictors of re-employment: a question of attitude, behavior, or gender?
abstract: This longitudinal study examined the predictive value of attitudes, personal-related variables, job search behaviour, and demographic variables on re-employment among 142 assembly workers who had been made redundant. Participants completed a questionnaire within a week after leaving their jobs, and another 15 months later. Results of hierarchical logistic regression revealed that gender (being male), was the strongest predictor of re-employment. Willingness to relocate and desire to change occupation also increased the odds of re-employment 15 months after dismissal. On the other hand - having children at home and anonymous-passive job-search behaviour, which is more prevalent among women, decreased the odds for re-employment. The study is contributing to research by revealing gender differences in job search behaviour and the importance of focusing qualitative differences instead of merely quantitative measures in job-search behaviour. And even more important, despite attitude and job-search behaviour, there is still differences that seems to be related to gender and family responsibility.
authors.affiliation: Mälardalen University, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
authors.forename: Kin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Andersson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Attitudes; family responsibility; gender differences; job-search behaviour; re-employment; work-related self-efficacy