Ch.13: occupational and lifestyle issues in young and middle adulthood Flashcards
the meaning of work: meaning-mission fit
- this is when the alignment b\w corporate executives’ personal intention and their firm’s mission
- executives with better meaning-mission fit care more about their employees’: happiness, job satisfaction, and emotional well-being
things that are influenced by our work:
- where we live
- what friends we make
- what clothes we wear
social cognitive career theory (Holland):
says that people make career related choices mainly based on their interests, choices are influenced by:
- self-efficacy
- outcome expectations
- interests
- choice goals
- supports
- barriers
super’s occupational stages through adulthood
- implementation: check out what they like and explore
- establishment:
- maintenance
- deceleration
- retirement
role of mentors and coaches: kram
said that the relationship develops through 4 phases:
1: initiation (it begins)
2: cultivation (they work together)
3: separation (spend less time together)
4: redefinition (ends or becomes a different type of relationship)
when is it good to have a mentor?
- women and minorities
- lead to better percieved career development
- associated with higher salaries and promotions
alienation (in relation to jobs)
- when workers feel like what they are doing is meaningless
- most likely when jobs are too routine
burnout:
depletion of energy and motivation, and the feeling of being exploited
-common in: helping professions and the military
barriers for new canadians and aboriginal people to find jobs
- lack of job search skills
- difficulties accessing computers and other job search tools
- discrimination
- language barriers
glass ceiling in workplace
-the level to which women and minorities may rise (they can be promoted to the top of lower-tier positions)
why do people change occuption
- prefer something different
- get additional training for better jobs
- skills become obsolete
- economic trends cause their jobs to become obsolete
benifits of forced occupational changes
some companies offer educational benifits as part of a lay-off severance package so that the employee can go back to school
consequences of career plateauing
- less organizational commitment
- less job satisfaction
- greater tendancy to leave job
common results of job loss
- decline in immune system functioning
- decrease in well-being
- poorer mental health
- lower life satisfaction
- lower marital or family satisfaction
- poor subjective physical health
things that affect psychological and physical well being after job loss
- human capital and demographics
- work role centrality
- coping resources (personal, social, financial, and time structure)
- cognitive appraisal (stress appraisal, internal attribution, reemployment expectations)
- coping strategies (job search effort, problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping)
concerns of being an employed caregiver
- the financial need to return to work
- conflicts between work and family
- redefining identity if giving up work
- negative effects of parental leave on career paths
gender differenced in household chores
- men are ok with division of labour as long as its equal in terms of time spent
- women are happy if the men are willing to do “feminine jobs”
when is the work-family conflict greater
- for women it is greater
- when there are preschool kids
- when couples have difficulty coordinating schedules for time together and for child care
leisure:
discretionary activity that includes simple relaxation, activities for enjoyment, creative pursuits, and sensual transcendence
categories of leisure activities: jopp and hertzog
- physical
- crafts
- games
- tv
- socail-private
- social-public
- religious
- travel
- experiential
- developmental
- technology use
factors when choosing leisure activities
- percieved competence
- psychological comfort
- personality factors
- income
- interest
- health
- abilities
- transportation
- education
- social charictaristics
changes in leisure with middle aged adults
- smaller range of activities
- less intense leisure (more family and home related)
- more relaxed and less active stuff
why do leisure activities protect us from stress?
-distract us from negative life events
-generate optimism about the future
-connect us to our past because we can so the same leisure over most of our lives
-can be vehichles of personal transportation
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the meaning of work: Lips-Wiersma
said that there were 4 common meanings derived from work
- developing and becoming self
- union with others
- expressing self
- serving others
