Using a computer simulation to improve psychological readiness for job interviewing in unemployed individuals of pre-retirement age
Unemployed individuals of pre-retirement age face significant challenges in finding a new job. This may be partly due to their lack of psychological readiness to go through a job interview. We view psychological readiness as one of the psychological attitude components. It is an active conscious rea...
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| Lingua: | English |
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PsychOpen
2018
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| Accesso online: | https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85020198800&origin=resultslist&sort=plf-f&src=s&st1=Using+a+computer+simulation+to+improve+psychological+readiness+for+job+interviewing+in+unemployed+individuals+of+pre-retirement+age&st2=&sid=f40b93728fefa72cb9db2d12044f1d61&sot=b&sdt=b&sl=146&s=TITLE-ABS-KEY%28Using+a+computer+simulation+to+improve+psychological+readiness+for+job+interviewing+in+unemployed+individuals+of+pre-retirement+age%29&relpos=0&citeCnt=0&searchTerm= https://dspace.ncfu.ru/handle/20.500.12258/3002 |
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| Riassunto: | Unemployed individuals of pre-retirement age face significant challenges in finding a new job. This may be partly due to their lack of psychological readiness to go through a job interview. We view psychological readiness as one of the psychological attitude components. It is an active conscious readiness to interact with a certain aspect of reality, based on previously acquired experience. It includes a persons’ special competence to manage their activities and cope with anxiety. We created Job Interview Simulation Training (JIST) – a computer-based simulator, which allowed unemployed job seekers to practice interviewing repeatedly in a stress-free environment. We hypothesized that completion of JIST would be related to increase in pre-retirement job seekers’ psychological readiness for job interviewing in real life. Participants were randomized into control (n = 18) and experimental (n = 21) conditions. Both groups completed pre- and post-intervention job interview role-plays and self-reporting forms of psychological readiness for job interviewing. JIST consisted of 5 sessions of a simulated job interview, and the experimental group found it easy to use and navigate as well as helpful to prepare for interviewing. After finishing JIST-sessions the experimental group had significant decrease in heart rate during the post-intervention role-play and demonstrated significant increase in their self-rated psychological readiness, whereas the control group did not have changes in these variables. Future research may help clarify whether JIST is related to an increase in re-employment of pre-retirement job seekers |
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