Job search and the theory of planned behavior: Minority – majority group differences in The Netherlands
January 2003
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The labor market in many Western countries increasingly diversifies. However, little is known about job search behavior of 'non-traditional' applicants such as ethnic minorities. This study investigated minority – majority group differences in the predictors of job search behavior, using the theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1985). Data were collected in a two-wave longitudinal design among 697 temporary employees in The Netherlands. Results showed that the ethnic minorities’ perceptions of social pressure predicted intentions to search for a (new) job more strongly than their personal attitudes did. The opposite was found in the native-Dutch group. Self-efficacy did not contribute to the prediction of job search intention. Job search behavior related significantly to job search outcomes, such as job attainment.
- search
- job search behavior
- behavior
- job search intention
- intention
- group
- job search attitude
- difference
- attitude
- minority
- employment
- job search
- respondent
- variable
- minority group
- netherland
- dutch
- psychology
- predictor
- study
