Rationale and Construct Validity Evidence for the Job Search Behavior Index: Because Intentions (and New Year's Resolutions) Often Come to Naught.

Kopelman, Richard E.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ444031

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Publication Date: 1992

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Rationale and Construct Validity Evidence for the Job Search Behavior Index: Because Intentions (and New Year's Resolutions) Often Come to Naught.

Kopelman, Richard E.; And Others

Journal of Vocational Behavior, v40 n3 p269-87 Jun 1992

Graduate students (n=116), nurses (n=223), and business alumni (n=145) completed the Job Search Behavior Index. The instrument's validity was confirmed as a superior predictor of voluntary job turnover compared to attitudinal and intention measures. (SK)

Descriptors: Attitudes, College Graduates, Construct Validity, Graduate Students, Intention, Job Search Methods, Labor Turnover, Nurses, Predictive Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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