ABSTRACT

The purpose of this research on working young adults who are without formal education is to explore how they experience work, their career adaptability and if they view their work as decent. Participants were 154 young working adults, aged 18–29, and unqualified. It was found that participants worked mainly in low-skilled jobs, but many aspired to become professionals or technicians. Participants were significantly lower on concern and control sub-scales of the Career Adapt-Ability Scale (CAAS), compared to peers. Results support a proposition in Psychology of Working Theory that individuals with lower levels of career adaptability are less likely to engage in decent work. Results indicate that self-determination is not met at work, whereas work fulfills financial and social needs.

摘要

这项研究的目的是对未受过正规教育的在职青年人进行调查，以探讨他们如何体验工作，职业适应性以及他们是否认为他们的工作是体面的。参加者为154名年龄在18-29岁且不合格的年轻在职成年人。结果发现，参加者主要从事低技能工作，但许多人渴望成为专业人士或技术人员。与同龄人相比，参与者在职业适应能力量表（CAAS）的关注和控制子量表上要低得多。结果支持了工作理论心理学中的一项命题，即职业适应性水平较低的人不太可能从事体面的工作。结果表明，工作无法满足自决，而工作却可以满足财务和社会需求。