Person-Environment Fit : Implications for Vocational Students’ Career in the Era of Crisis
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Choy, Monica Waichun and Yeung, See Shing. (2023). Person-Environment Fit : Implications for Vocational Students’ Career in the Era of Crisis. In In Ma, Will W. K. and Hong, Christina (Ed.). Applied Degree Education and the Shape of Things to Come pp. 319 Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9315-2_18
Authors | Choy, Monica Waichun and Yeung, See Shing |
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Editors | Ma, Will W. K. and Hong, Christina |
Abstract | Person-environment fit theory (PE-fit) theory emphasises a match between a person’s attribute (P) and the workplace environment (E). However, a differential predictions hypothesis emphasises the different contributions of personal and environmental inputs to outcomes. Higher education students in Hong Kong (N = 380) completed a survey on their personal interest (P) and the contemporary threatening environment (E) (fear of pandemic, social unrest, international disputes) related to tourism-related outcomes (intent to join tourism, lifelong commitment, leadership, and anxiety) during COVID-19. Structural equation modelling found that P strongly predicted Intent, Lifelong, and Leadership, whereas E strongly predicted Anxiety, supporting the differential predictions hypothesis. PE-fit (P × positive E) predicted Intent in addition to the prediction of P, supporting the PE-fit hypothesis. The findings imply the different merits of PE-fit and differential predictions hypotheses for various vocational outcomes, and the importance of reinforcing students’ interest to launch their career in challenging times. |
Keywords | PE-fit; Differential predictions; Vocational education; Hospitality and tourism; Pandemic; Career choice; Hong Kong |
Page range | 319 |
338 | |
Year | 01 Jan 2023 |
Book title | Applied Degree Education and the Shape of Things to Come |
Publisher | Springer Singapore |
Place of publication | Singapore |
Edition | 1 |
Series | Lecture Notes in Educational Technology |
ISBN | 978-981-19-9314-5 |
ISSN | 2196-4963 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9315-2_18 |
Web address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-9315-2_18 |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 20 May 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 24 Oct 2024 |
Additional information | © 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. |
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