Building from psychology of working theory, this study tested how critical consciousness, composed of perceived inequality, egalitarianism, and critical action, moderate the relations between contextual barriers (i.e., economic constraints and classism) and psychological variables (i.e., work volition and career adaptability) with a sample of 403 employees in the United States. Findings suggested that people who had high egalitarianism had a stronger negative relation between economic constraints and work volition. Results also revealed that people who had low egalitarianism had a negative relation between classism and career adaptability. Regarding critical action, people who had low or moderate levels of critical action had a stronger negative relation between economic constraints and work volition. Moreover, people who had low or moderate levels of critical action had a stronger negative relation between classism and career adaptability. Findings encourage practitioners and employers to consider egalitarianism and critical action as potential targets in vocational interventions.

本研究以工作理论心理学为基础，测试了由意识上的不平等，平均主义和批判行动组成的批判意识如何缓和情境障碍（即经济约束和阶级主义）与心理变量（即工作意愿和职业适应性）之间的关系。 ）在美国的403名员工作为样本。研究结果表明，平均主义程度高的人在经济约束与工作意愿之间具有更强的消极关系。结果还表明，平均主义程度低的人在分类主义和职业适应性之间存在负相关关系。关于关键行动，关键行动水平低或中等的人在经济约束与工作意愿之间具有更强的消极关系。而且，批判性行动的水平较低或中等的人，在分类主义和职业适应性之间具有更强的消极关系。调查结果鼓励从业者和雇主将平等主义和批评行动视为职业干预措施的潜在目标。