Perceived Employability in a Situation of Crisis: The Influence of the External Context and Perceived Financial Threat

Autor/inn/en	Silva, Ana Maria; Gomes, Jorge F. S.; Monteiro, Sílvia
Titel	Perceived Employability in a Situation of Crisis: The Influence of the External Context and Perceived Financial Threat
Quelle	In: Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 13 (2023) 6, S.1054-1072 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Silva, Ana Maria) ORCID (Gomes, Jorge F. S.) ORCID (Monteiro, Sílvia)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2042-3896
DOI	10.1108/HESWBL-06-2022-0132
Schlagwörter	Employment Potential; COVID-19; Pandemics; Foreign Countries; Risk; Employee Attitudes; Financial Problems; Fear; Age Differences; Young Adults; Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Ausland; Risiko; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Furcht; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener
Abstract	Purpose: This study aims to analyse how people's perceived employability was affected during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study explores individuals' perceived financial threat, age and work situation as factors that shape perceived employability. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected via a survey at three different times between October 2020 and May 2021, which were chosen to reflect the evolution of the pandemic. The participants (n = 124) reported participants' perceived employability and financial threat during the pandemic in Portugal. Perceived employability is a multidimensional concept, as this includes the following scales: employment protective behaviour, employment risk, job-seeking behaviour, self-control and self-learning. Findings: Participants' overall perceived employability failed to record significant variance over the period under analysis. Nevertheless, perceived employment protective behaviour decreased the most, especially in the case of young adults (aged 18 to 24). Individuals' perceived financial threat varied according to the external context, being lower during the last moment of data collection, which corresponded to the less-socially and economically restrictive period. Employees with the most stable work condition, i.e. with a permanent employment contract, were those who felt less financially threatened when compared to other respondents. A negative relationship between perceived employability and perceived financial threat was identified during the third moment of data collection. Originality/value: The research informs about how individuals perceive themselves in a highly unpredictable and unstable context. The longitudinal approach shows how the external context affected people's perceived employability and financial threat throughout the pandemic. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01