TY - JOUR
T1 - The Development of Self-Esteem in the Early Work Career
AU - Mortimer, Jeylan T.
AU - Finch, Michael D.
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PY - 1986/5
Y1 - 1986/5
N2 - To investigate the development of self-esteem in the early work career, a secondary analysis of data from 843 members of the “Youth in Transition” panel of young men was performed. Maximum likelihood structural equation techniques were used to estimate a causal model including socioeconomic background and ability, self-esteem one and five years following high school, and work autonomy, education, income, and occupational prestige five years after high school. Supporting Rosenberg's “principle of attribution” and Kohn and Schooler's “generalization model,” the experience of autonomy at work was found to have a significant positive effect on self-esteem. The findings suggest that conditions of work are more consequential for the self-image than socioeconomic standing. This study contributes to the growing evidence that persons respond similarly to experiences of autonomy in work, irrespective of age.
AB - To investigate the development of self-esteem in the early work career, a secondary analysis of data from 843 members of the “Youth in Transition” panel of young men was performed. Maximum likelihood structural equation techniques were used to estimate a causal model including socioeconomic background and ability, self-esteem one and five years following high school, and work autonomy, education, income, and occupational prestige five years after high school. Supporting Rosenberg's “principle of attribution” and Kohn and Schooler's “generalization model,” the experience of autonomy at work was found to have a significant positive effect on self-esteem. The findings suggest that conditions of work are more consequential for the self-image than socioeconomic standing. This study contributes to the growing evidence that persons respond similarly to experiences of autonomy in work, irrespective of age.
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U2 - 10.1177/0730888486013002003
DO - 10.1177/0730888486013002003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84965683387
SN - 0730-8884
VL - 13
SP - 217
EP - 239
JO - Work and Occupations
JF - Work and Occupations
IS - 2
ER -