Negative affect and job search: Further examination of the reverse causation hypothesis

Craig D. Crossley; Jeffrey M. Stanton

doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2004.05.002

Negative affect and job search: Further examination of the reverse causation hypothesis

Craig D. Crossley, Jeffrey M. Stanton

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The present study examined a longitudinal model of state and trait negative affect as predictors of job-search success. Job-search self-efficacy and job-search intensity were also examined as mediators of the negative affect - Job-search success relation. Overall the model offered mixed support for Kasl's (1982) Reverse Causation Hypothesis. Results suggested that trait negative affectivity had a direct negative relationship with subsequent job-search success (i.e., number of offers and job status). Results also suggested that trait negative affectivity related indirectly to interview success through job-search self-efficacy and job search intensity. Contrary to the Reverse Causation Hypothesis, positive relationships were found between distress (state negative affect) and job search outcomes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	549-560
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Vocational Behavior
Volume	66
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2004.05.002
State	Published - Jun 2005

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