title: Adulthood Social Class and Union Interest: A First Test of a Theoretical Model.
abstract: A serial mediation model of union interest was tested. Based on theoretical notes provided by Mellor and Golay (in press), adulthood social class was positioned as a predictor of willingness to join a labor union, with success/failure attributions at work and willingness to share work goals positioned as intervening variables. Data from U.S. nonunion employees (N = 560) suggested full mediation after effects were adjusted for childhood social class. In sequence, adulthood social class predicted success/failure attributions at work, success/failure attributions at work predicted willingness to share work goals, and willingness to share work goals predicted willingness to join. Implications for socioeconomic status (SES) research and union expansion are discussed.
authors.affiliation: a University of Connecticut.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mellor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007750:Labor Unions; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012923:Social Class; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Labor unions; attribution theory; social class; union psychology