International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review
 

International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review

Vol. 6(4), pp. 63-72. October, 2018.

ISSN: 2360-7866

DOI: 10.14662/IJARER2018.050

Full Length Research

The effect of Involvement with Job Crafting in Perceived Self-efficacy in Career

¹Maria Shiaelis and ²Katerina Argyropoulou

¹M.Sc., Career Counselor. E-mail: mshiaelis@hotmail.com (Corresponding author)

²Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Career Guidance and Career Decision Making, Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy, and Psychology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. E-mail: kargirop@otenet.gr

Accepted 24 October 2018

The aim of the study was to investigate whether the Cypriot employees engage in proactive behaviors that help them develop high beliefs of self-efficacy, enjoy high levels of prosperity and performance, changing their attitude towards their work and personal life in general. More specifically, it was investigated whether Job Crafting is helping the Cypriot employees to develop self-efficacy in order to cope with various issues related to their career, and to empower their ability to organize their cognitive, relational and behavioral skills in a single path of action to achieve the targets of their career. The variables used were the three types of Job Crafting (tasks, cognitive and relational changes) and the four factors of Perceived Self-efficacy in Career (career management, career skills, flexibility and creativity at work). The sample consisted of 227 Cypriot employees of the public and private sectors, residents of all provinces of Cyprus, over the age of 25, who electronically completed the Job Crafting Questionnaire (JCQ) (Slemp & Vella-Brodrick, 2013), translated in Greek, the scale of Perceived Self-efficacy in Career (Sidiropoulou-Dimakakou, Mylonas & Argyropoulou, 2015) and their demographic elements. The results of the survey are optimistic, since they have shown that Cypriot workers are engaged in proactive behaviors that help them take an active role in their jobs and gain satisfaction and personal meaning. Of particular interest are the findings that Freelancers and Private Employees are more self-effective and are more concerned with modifying their jobs compared to civil servants, as well as, that employees in managerial positions are more involved with Job Crafting  in relation to employees in executive jobs. There was also, a connection between the factors of the two scales.

Key words: Career Management; Career Planning; Career Skills; Job Crafting; Self-efficacy

Cite This Article As: Shiaelis, M., Argyropoulou, K. (2018). The effect of Involvement with Job Crafting in Perceived Self-efficacy in Career. Inter. J. Acad. Res. Educ. Rev. 6(4): 63-72