Goal Orientation, Self-Regulation Strategies, and Job-Seeking Intensity in Unemployed Adults

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 806-813

  Creed, Peter A ^a   King, Vivien ^a   Hood, Michelle ^a   McKenzie, Robert ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

goal orientation; job seeking intensity; self regulation; unemployed; work commitment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB FINDING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JOB APPLICATION; MALE; PERSONNEL SELECTION; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65649083021     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015518     Document Type: Article

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