Do Social Skills Shape Career Success in the Psychology Profession?

Otto, Kathleen; Sobiraj, Sonja; Schladitz, Sandra; Vásquez, Mauricio E. Garrido; Roe, Robert A.; Mabunda, Martin Baluku

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“…Otto et al reflect on the specific relevance of social interactions for psychologists who work mostly with people either individually (e.g., in therapy, coaching, or personnel selection) or as part of a group (e.g., in conflict mediation or team intervention). Hence, it can be assumed that psychologists in particular build the meaning of their work through social interactions with clients and patients3, 4 ) . In this research, based on the “Stress-as-Offense-to-Self” (SOS) concept5, 6 ) , we assume illegitimate tasks impair job satisfaction by lowering a person’s perceived appreciation in the workplace.…”

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SOS—Appreciation overboard! Illegitimacy and psychologists’ job satisfaction

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In the globalized and rapidly evolving work environment, deficiencies in job design are a common reason that employees must sometimes complete tasks that are not directly connected to their occupational role. Individuals with a clear vision of their occupational role and duties in particular, such as psychologists, might consider such tasks as an offense to self. According to the “Stress-as-Offense-to-Self” (SOS) concept, so-called “illegitimate tasks” do not respect a person’s occupational identity—threatening the self through disrespect. We investigated perceived appreciation as an underlying mechanism mediating between illegitimate tasks and reduced job satisfaction after one year through three studies conducted in two European countries. Using data from 50 psychologists who graduated from a German university, Study 1 revealed that perceived appreciation explained the relationship between illegitimate tasks and job satisfaction after one year. Studies 2 and 3 confirmed this finding using data from 67 and 183 Swiss employees working in fields of psychology. In particular, illegitimate tasks affected the perception of appreciation immediately and in the long term, which in turn affected the psychologists’ job satisfaction (contagion model). Our results illustrate the importance of perceived appreciation as a mechanism that mediates between illegitimate tasks and job satisfaction of psychologists.

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“…The ability of graduates to communicate effectively can have a significant impact on their career development ( Masduki and Zakaria, 2020 ). Research by Otto et al (2019) ascertains that communication skills are associated with objective career success, including salary and position ( Otto et al, 2019 ). The improvement of communication skills can promote engineering students to actively participate in extracurricular activities organized by the academic institution or the student union.…”

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Assessing the impact of digital education and the role of the big data analytics course to enhance the skills and employability of engineering students

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This study aims to explore the role of digital education in the development of skills and employability for engineering students through researching the role of big data analytics courses. The empirical study proposes the hypothesis that both soft and hard skills have positive effects on human capital, individual attributes, and the career development dimensions of engineering students. This is achieved through constructing a framework of three dimensions of engineering students’ employability and two competency development dimensions of big data analytics courses. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 155 college engineering students and a structural equation model (SEM) was used to test the hypotheses. The results found that courses on big data analytics have a positive impact on engineering students’ abilities in both hard skills (p < 0.01) and soft skills (p < 0.001) dimensions, while soft skills have a more significant impact on engineering students’ employability. The study has practical and theoretical implications that further enriches the knowledge base on engineering education and broadens our understanding of the role of digitalization in enhancing the skills and employability of engineering students.

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“… Bartram and Roe (2005) found that these different fields, however, have something in common, namely that psychologists work with people, either with individuals (e.g., conducting a therapy), with loose groups (e.g., teaching classes to students), or with fixed teams (e.g., doing trainings in organizations). Thus, social interactions are part of the job of psychologists ( Otto et al, 2019 ). Sobiraj, Schladitz, and Otto (2016) suggested that psychologists put a high value on receiving appreciation, which could be considered one of the most striking aspects of human nature.…”

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“…As outlined before, the psychological profession involves contact with other people, either supervisors, coworkers, or, depending on the field (i.e., therapist or consultant), with clients or patients. Thus, social interactions are part of everyday life for many psychologists ( Otto et al, 2019 ). When these social interactions are affected by conflicts or a negative climate, they might be perceived as social stressors.…”

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Two sides of workplace interactions: How appreciation and social stressors shape the relationship between job insecurity and well-being

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Job insecurity has frequently been shown to have a dysfunctional impact on well-being. Based on the conservation of resources (COR) theory, the aim of this study was to investigate how the experience of appreciation at the workplace and the occurrence of social stressors shape the relationship between job insecurity and three indicators of well-being: (a) job satisfaction, (b) (emotional) irritation, and (c) engagement (dedication to the job). In an online study with 117 psychologists, we found that appreciation buffered the relationship between job insecurity and irritation. Social stressors further qualified the moderating effect of appreciation on job satisfaction and dedication, but not fully in the proposed direction. Theoretical implications about the role of more or less social contacts at work (reflected in the experience of appreciation as well as social stressors) when dealing with job insecurity will be discussed.

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Do Social Skills Shape Career Success in the Psychology Profession?

Cited by 8 publications

References 40 publications

SOS—Appreciation overboard! Illegitimacy and psychologists’ job satisfaction

SOS—Appreciation overboard! Illegitimacy and psychologists’ job satisfaction

Assessing the impact of digital education and the role of the big data analytics course to enhance the skills and employability of engineering students

Two sides of workplace interactions: How appreciation and social stressors shape the relationship between job insecurity and well-being

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