La influencia de los rasgos psicológicos en las actitudes hacia el empleo

• Autores: Antonia Mercedes García Cabrera, María Gracia García Soto
• Localización: Revista de psicología del trabajo y de las organizaciones = Journal of work and organizational psychology, ISSN 1576-5962, Vol. 24, Nº 2, 2008, págs. 203-233
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.4321/s1576-59622008000200005
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Influence of psychological factors on work attitudes
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  • español

    Esta investigación explica la influencia que el rasgo psicológico locus de control, conjuntamente con las variables que definen el capital humano de un país -género, edad y educación-, ejercen sobre las actitudes hacia el empleo en la República de Cabo Verde. De entre estos rasgos demográficos del individuo, el género es analizado más profundamente debido al interés actual por reducir las desigualdades en razón de género en el mercado laboral. Los 448 cuestionarios recabados muestran que, en este país, los atributos demográficos edad y nivel de estudios, así como el rasgo de personalidad locus de control, son importantes determinantes de las actitudes hacia el empleo de la población activa. Los resultados ofrecen las bases sobre las que redirigir las políticas de empleo en Cabo Verde para afrontar los puntos débiles que limitan el desarrollo del mercado de trabajo y amenazan la integración social.

  • English

    This paper examines the influence of locus of control on work attitudes in terms of gen- der, age and education in the Republic of Cape Verde. Gender becomes the most relevant among those demographic variables according to the current emphasis on reducing gender- related inequalities in the workplace. A number of 448 questionnaires were collected, sho- wing that age, education level and locus of control are relevant factors in determining attitudes towards work. Results show the way to readdress employment policies in Cape Verde, especially weaknesses that restrict the development of the labor market and threaten social integration.

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