2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
LONGITUDINALSIUDY ON THE DETERMINANTS OF CAREER CHOICE AMONG YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN
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14510117
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
教育・社会系心理学
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| Research Institution | TOHOKU UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
SUZUKI Atsuko TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND LETTERS, PROFESSOR, 大学院・文学研究科, 教授 (50265518)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2004
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| Keywords | CAREER DEVELOPMENT / ATTITUDES TOWARD CAREER DEVELOPMENT / JOB COMMITMENT / GENDER / SCALE OF EGALITARIAN SEX ROLE ATTITUDES (SESRA) / LIFE COURSE / REGRESSION ANALYSIS / PANEL STUDY |
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| Research Abstract |
THE PANEL STUDY SEEKS TO ASCERTAIN THE DETERMINANTS OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND TO EXPLORE THE ATTITUDES TOWARD CAREER DEVELOPMENT AMONG YOUNG MIN AND WOMEN. DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM A PANEL STUDY OVER THE FOUR-YEAR PERIOD OF 2000-2004 (THREE MAIL SURVEYS). THE SAMPLE CONSISTS OF THE GRADUATES IN ECONOMICS, LAW, AND LITERATURE OF A UNIVERSITY IN 2000. THE VARIABLES ARE LIFE COURSE, CAREER CHOICE, ORGANIZATIONAL AND JOB COMMITMENT, JOB SATISFACTION, EGALITARIAN/TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLE ATTITUDES, ATTITUDES TOWARD MENTOR, JOB STRESS AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS. THE FIRST QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED FOR 883 SUBJECTS (RESPONSE RATE 54.7%), THE SECOND SURVEY FOR 274 SUBJECTS (63.1%), AND THE THIRD SURVEY FOR 173 SUBJECTS (86.2%).
THE RESULTS OF MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSES, FACTOR ANALYSES, AND OTHER ANALYSES REVEALED THE FOLLOWINGS : (1)THERE IS VERY LITTLE GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE ATTITUDES TOWARD CAREER DEVELOPMENT ; (2)ATTITUDES TOWARD CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONSIST OF THREE FACTORS, THAT IS, THE EMPHASES ON SELF-REALIZATION, ABILITY, AND PERSONAL LIFE ; (3)WOMEN HAVE MORE EGALITARIAN GENDER ROLE ATTITUDES THAN MEN ; (4)WOMEN WHO CONTINUE FULLTIME EMPLOYMENT WITH THE SAME ORGANIZATION FOR 4 YEARS HAD HIGER EGALITARIAN GENDER ROLE ATTITUDES AT THE FIRST SURVEY THAN THOSE WHO QUIT THE JOB DURING THE STUDY ; AND (5)MEN TEND TO BE PROMOTION-ORIENTED, BUT WOMEN DO NOT.
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