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Wybrane uwarunkowania i skutki postaw studentek uczelni ekonomicznych wobec pracy i rynku pracy
Selected Determinants and Effects of the Attitudes of Female Students Toward Work and Labour Market

Author(s): Elżbieta Kowalczyk
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: attitudes; work; labour market; emotions

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to show selected determinants and effects of attitudes towards work and the labour market. The chosen determinants of attitudes include the level of anxiety, hope for success and the belief in the zero-sum game. In contrast, the effects of attitudes include salary aspirations, negotiating techniques used and the estimated time of job search. The experimental group consisted of 90 female students of economics from Wielkopolska voivodship. The study was conducted using the author’s own surveys as well as professional psychological questionnaires. The statistical analysis was performed using Pearson’s r, Spearman’s rho, among others. It has been established that the key path proved to be: anxiety – emotional attitudes towards labour market – all tested effects. In sum, emotions are the most important factors forming the behaviour female students on the labour market.

  • Issue Year: 51/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 197-206
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish