UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Job search self-efficacy: reconceptualizing the construct and its measurement
UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Job search self-efficacy: reconceptualizing the construct and its measurement
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Job search self-ef fi cacy (JSSE) is one of the most studied variables in the job search literature and animportantcomponentofthetheoryofplannedbehaviorandself-regulationtheorywhichhave bothbeenusedtoexplainthejobsearchprocess.However,eventhoughJSSEhasbeenapartofjob search research for thirty years, the measurement of JSSE has varied from study to study. This questions both the validity of the measures used and the fi ndings from each study that used a different measure. In this paper, we propose and test a two dimensional measure of JSSE that corresponds to job search behavior (JSSE-B) and job search outcomes (JSSE-O). The results of a longitudinalstudy of employed and unemployedjob seekerssupporta two-factormodelcor-responding to the two dimensions of JSSE. We also found differential relationships between each dimension of JSSE and several antecedents and consequences. Among the antecedents, environmental exploration and self-exploration were stronger predictorsofJSSE-B whilecareer planning was a stronger predictor of JSSE-O. In terms of consequences, JSSE-B was a stronger predictor of job search intention and behavior while JSSE-O was a stronger predictor of the number of job offers received. These fi ndings provide support for two dimensions of JSSE and have important implications for job search research and practice.