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dc.contributor.authorHu, S
dc.contributor.authorShen, X
dc.contributor.authorCreed, PA
dc.contributor.authorHood, M
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-16T00:37:29Z
dc.date.available2020-01-16T00:37:29Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn0001-8791
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jvb.2019.103370
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/390072
dc.description.abstractBased on a self-regulatory perspective, this study examined a serial mediation model in which meritocratic beliefs about social attainment were related to higher expected income via career goal clarity and goal persistence. In addition, we tested whether these potential relationships were stronger for young people from lower SES families. Using a sample of 251 young adults (66.5% male), we found, as expected, meritocratic beliefs were related to greater goal clarity and goal persistence, which, in turn, were related to higher expected salary. The relationships between meritocratic beliefs and goal clarity, persistence, and expected salary, as well as the serial mediation relationship, were stronger for those who perceived themselves to be less socially advantaged. Contrary to expectation, meritocratic beliefs only related indirectly to expected salary. These findings highlight the importance of meritocratic beliefs about social outcomes and SES in young people's career self-regulation.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1033370: 1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1033370: 11
dc.relation.ispartofissuePart A
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Vocational Behavior
dc.relation.ispartofvolume116
dc.subject.fieldofresearchApplied and developmental psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchIndustrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman resources and industrial relations
dc.subject.fieldofresearchStrategy, management and organisational behaviour
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5201
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode520104
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3505
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3507
dc.titleThe relationship between meritocratic beliefs and career outcomes: The moderating role of socioeconomic status
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHu, S; Shen, X; Creed, PA; Hood, M, The relationship between meritocratic beliefs and career outcomes: The moderating role of socioeconomic status, Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2020, 116 (Part A), pp. 1033370: 1-1033370: 11
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.date.updated2020-01-06T23:47:43Z
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gro.griffith.authorCreed, Peter A.
gro.griffith.authorHood, Michelle H.


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