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A tolerância à ambiguidade na relação entre as variáveis sociocognitivas da agência individual e os comportamentos adaptativos de procura de emprego, em estudantes do ensino superior
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A transição para o mundo do trabalho pode ser considerada como uma experiência
desafiante e, por vezes, até inquietante, originando alguns medos e inseguranças, que poderão
colocar em causa as capacidades e competências do próprio indivíduo. A literatura empírica
tem vindo a considerar a magnitude das variáveis sociocognitivas, designadamente a
adaptabilidade de carreira, a autoeficácia, as expetativas de resultado e a empregabilidade
percebida, nas intenções e comportamentos de procura de emprego. A par destes construtos,
podem existir atributos individuais ou caraterísticas de personalidade que sejam mais ou menos
facilitadores da adoção de comportamentos adaptativos, como será o caso da tolerância à
ambiguidade.
Neste contexto, o presente estudo (N=212) procurou contribuir para uma melhor
compreensão do impacto da tolerância à ambiguidade no processo de transição para o mercado
de trabalho, em alunos do 1º e 2º ciclos do ensino superior, designadamente no que se refere ao
eventual efeito moderador da relação entre a adaptabilidade de carreira e da empregabilidade
percebida com as intenções e os comportamentos de procura de emprego.
Verifica-se que o comportamento de procura ativa de emprego difere em função da
idade, sendo mais expressivo nos estudantes mais velhos, e da experiência profissional em que
os resultados são mais favoráveis aos estudantes-trabalhadores. Relativamente às variáveis que
predizem as atividades e os comportamentos de emprego, os resultados apontam para a
influência da preocupação, da empregabilidade externa, do controlo e da confiança. Os
resultados revelam igualmente que o efeito dos recursos de adaptabilidade de carreira nos
comportamentos de procura de emprego é mais expressivo nos indivíduos que reportam maiores
níveis de tolerância à ambiguidade.
The transition to the world of work can be considered a challenging experience and, at times, even disquieting, giving rise to some fears and insecurities, which may jeopardize the individual's abilities and skills. Empirical literature has been considering the magnitude of socio-cognitive variables, namely career adaptability, self-efficacy and outcome expectations, and perceived employability, in job search intentions and behaviors. In addition to these constructs, there may be individual attributes or personality characteristics that could be more or less facilitators of the adoption of adaptive behaviors, such as tolerance to ambiguity. In this context, this study (N=212) sought to contribute to a better understanding of the impact of tolerance to ambiguity in the process of transition to the labor market, in students from the 1st and 2nd cycles of university education, particularly the possible moderating effect of the relationship between career adaptability and perceived employability with job search intentions and behaviors. It appears that the behavior of active job search differs according to age, being more expressive in older students, and professional experience in which the results are more favorable to student-workers. Regarding the variables that predict employment activities and behaviors, the results point to the influence of concern, external employability, control and confidence. The results also reveal that the effect of career adaptability resources on job search behaviors is more significant in individuals who report higher levels of tolerance to ambiguity.
The transition to the world of work can be considered a challenging experience and, at times, even disquieting, giving rise to some fears and insecurities, which may jeopardize the individual's abilities and skills. Empirical literature has been considering the magnitude of socio-cognitive variables, namely career adaptability, self-efficacy and outcome expectations, and perceived employability, in job search intentions and behaviors. In addition to these constructs, there may be individual attributes or personality characteristics that could be more or less facilitators of the adoption of adaptive behaviors, such as tolerance to ambiguity. In this context, this study (N=212) sought to contribute to a better understanding of the impact of tolerance to ambiguity in the process of transition to the labor market, in students from the 1st and 2nd cycles of university education, particularly the possible moderating effect of the relationship between career adaptability and perceived employability with job search intentions and behaviors. It appears that the behavior of active job search differs according to age, being more expressive in older students, and professional experience in which the results are more favorable to student-workers. Regarding the variables that predict employment activities and behaviors, the results point to the influence of concern, external employability, control and confidence. The results also reveal that the effect of career adaptability resources on job search behaviors is more significant in individuals who report higher levels of tolerance to ambiguity.
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Tolerância à ambiguidade Autoeficácia Adaptabilidade de carreira Empregabilidade percebida Transição para o mercado de trabalho Ensino superior