The Influence of Work-Family Balance Based Realistic Job Previews on Job Decisions in Academia
Year: 2011
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The present study utilized a realistic job preview to influence expectations of workfamily\nbalance. Using graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and\nmathematics (STEM), participants viewed a preview about a) work-family balance in\nacademia, b) jobs in academia, c) or no preview (control condition). An average of five\nmonths later, participants who accepted academic jobs rated their hiring institutions on\nfamily-friendly policies. Participants in the work-family realistic job preview condition\nwere able to answer declarative knowledge questions about work-family balance in\nacademia more accurately than were those in the other conditions. Participants in both\npreview conditions experienced a shift in their expectations about academia. Finally,\nindividuals in the work-family preview condition with higher levels of declarative\nknowledge had a better match between the work-family factors that they originally\nwanted in their job and what they received. This relationship was stronger for women\nthan it was for men.
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1521847481