Being stable and getting along with others
Perceived ability expectations and employability among Finnish university students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12843102 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hannu Räty (0000-0001-8379-3074, University of Eastern Finland, corresponding author), Inna Kozlinska (0000-0003-3341-3138, RISEBA University of Applied Sciences), Kati Kasanen (0000-0002-1126-7902, University of Eastern Finland), Päivi Siivonen (0000-0003-1634-5188, University of Eastern Finland), Katri Komulainen (0000-0001-9337-5052, University of Eastern Finland), Ulla Hytti (0000-0003-1129-4473, University of Turku) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 757-773 |
| Publication date | 2019-06-17 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Psychology of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1573-1928 • E-ISSN: 1381-2890 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11218-019-09510-9 |
| OpenAlex | W2950434851 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 31 |
The aim of this study was to examine what sort of ability expectations university students have about the requirements of working life, and how the perception of these expectations relate to students’ perceptions of their own employability. The participants comprised a sample of students (N = 1819) from two Finnish universities, representing diverse fields of study. They were asked to describe themselves according to a set of abilities and to then indicate those abilities that would be particularly important for them in the labour market. It was found that being stable and getting along with others were the most commonly considered generic capabilities for coping in working life. Furthermore, those university students who identified entrepreneurial skills and extroversion as predominant ability requirements were prone to have relatively pessimistic perceptions of their employability possibilities. Accordingly, the results of the study suggest that students’ views of their expected abilities tend to shape their perceptions of their employment prospects, particularly with regard to entrepreneurial skills
Coping (psychology · Employability · Pedagogy · Perception · Pessimism · Sample (material · Set (abstract data type · Sociology of Education · Clinical Psychology · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Higher Education and Employability · Human Resource and Talent Management · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.4 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |