Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
11-2013
Abstract
This study introduced an individual difference construct of willingness to compromise and examined its implications for understanding and predicting career-related decisions in work settings. In Study 1 (N = 53), critical incidents of career decisions were analyzed to identify commonalities across different types of career-related compromises. In Study 2 (N = 171), an initial 17-item scale was developed and revised. In Study 3 (N = 201), the convergent and criterion-related validity of the scale was examined in relation to specific personality traits, regret, dealing with uncertainty, career adaptability, and a situational dilemma task. Willingness to compromise was negatively related to neuroticism, and positively related to dealing with uncertainty, openness to experience, and career adaptability; it also predicted responses to the situational dilemma task. Results provided support for the reliability and validity of the scale.
Keywords
adaptability, careers, compromise, decision making, satisficing, scale development
Discipline
Cognitive Psychology | Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Journal of Career Assessment
Volume
21
Issue
4
First Page
487
Last Page
501
ISSN
1069-0727
Identifier
10.1177/1069072712475281
Publisher
SAGE
Citation
WEE, Serena.(2013). Development and Initial Validation of the Willingness to Compromise Scale. Journal of Career Assessment, 21(4), 487-501.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1436
Copyright Owner and License
Author
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072712475281