Stuck in the muck?: The role of mindsets in self-regulation when stymied during the job search

Peter Andrew Heslin and Lauren Keating ()
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Peter Andrew Heslin: EM - EMLyon Business School

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Abstract: Although there is a vast amount of literature on the psychologically harmful effects of unemployment, there has been less scholarship aimed at helping those struggling with the motivational challenges involved in a frustrated job search. This conceptual article draws on theory and extensive research in educational, social, and organizational psychology to explain the likely role of mindsets in self‐regulation during the job search. Specifically, the authors outline how a person's mindset can cue patterns of functional and dysfunctional thoughts, feelings, and behaviors during a range of job search tasks. They then provide practical advice for counseling individuals—and for people helping themselves—through the job search process.

Keywords: job search; implicit theories; mindsets; self-regulation; employment counseling; job search interventions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-12-01
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Published in Journal of Employment Counseling, 2016, 53 (4), 146-161 p

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