Openness to experience and job search behavior: a study on the mediating effect of job search selfefficacy

Authors

  • Andrei Rusu West University of Timișoara, Romania and Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania
  • Alin Florin Sava West University of Timișoara, Romania
  • Ticu Constantin Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania

Keywords:

openness to experience, job search self-efficacy, job search behavior, employment

Abstract

The present study aimed at advancing the findings on the role that personality plays on the job search behavior by testing the indirect effect of openness to experience on job search intensity and job search effort with the mediation of job search self-efficacy. One hundred and three unemployed individuals provided data for the present cross-sectional study. The results do not support the partially mediated relationships, but contrary to the hypotheses, revealed full mediations. The findings point out that openness to experience plays an important role in the job search process especially by assuring the needed adaptability to the irregular and constantly changing job search environment. In addition, job search self-efficacy serves understanding the motivational process involved in linking openness to experience to job search behavior.

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Author Biographies

Andrei Rusu, West University of Timișoara, Romania and Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania

West University of Timișoara, Romania and Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania

Alin Florin Sava, West University of Timișoara, Romania

West University of Timișoara, Romania

Ticu Constantin, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania

Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania

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Published

2019-10-24

How to Cite

Rusu, A., Sava, A. F., & Constantin, T. (2019). Openness to experience and job search behavior: a study on the mediating effect of job search selfefficacy. Psihologia Resurselor Umane, 12(1), 15–23. Retrieved from https://hrp-journal.com/index.php/pru/article/view/169

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