emotional anticipation; gender differences; person-centered approach; school-to-work transition; Applied Psychology; Psychology (all); Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management; General Psychology
Abstract :
[en] This study extends the investigation of future-oriented emotions by investigating students’ emotional anticipation profiles at the prospect of the school-to-work transition. Among 2882 students, latent profile analysis revealed the emergence of four qualitative and quantitative distinct profiles. We also examined the profile similarity across gender, educational type, and the remaining time before the transition. Men and women exhibited both qualitative (i.e., profile shape and prevalence) and quantitative (i.e., levels of profile indicators) differences. However, we found no quantitative differences with regard to the educational type and the remaining time before the transition. To the best of our knowledge, this research is the first to document the complex interaction between anticipatory and anticipated emotions and the suitability of a person-centered approach for investigating emotional experience, especially among men and women. It provides essential practical information for developing a preventive strategy regarding the emotional anticipation of the school-to-work transition.
Research center :
HEC Recherche. Changing workplace and strategic HRM - ULiège [BE] LENTIC - Laboratoire d'Études sur les Nouvelles Formes de Travail, l'Innovation et le Changement - ULiège
Disciplines :
Human resources management
Author, co-author :
Parmentier, Michaël ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC Liège Research > HEC Liège Research: Changing workplace and strategic HRM ; UCLouvain, Psychological Sciences Research Institute, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium ; Research Center in Vocational Psychology and Career Counseling, Institute of Psychology, Université de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland ; Division of Research and Innovation, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Delémont, Switzerland
Pirsoul, Thomas ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC Liège Research > HEC Liège Research: Changing workplace and strategic HRM ; UCLouvain, Psychological Sciences Research Institute, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Bouchat, Pierre; UCLouvain, Psychological Sciences Research Institute, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium ; Service Public Wallon de l'Emploi et de la Formation, Namur, Belgium ; Équipe PerSEUS (EA 7312), Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France
Nils, Frédéric; UCLouvain, Psychological Sciences Research Institute, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Language :
English
Title :
Emotional anticipation of the school-to-work transition: A multigroup latent profile analysis
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