Resiliency, Self‐Regulation, and Reemployment After Job Loss

Abstract

This study investigated self-regulation and resiliency in one's search for reemployment. Although trait-based approaches are central to many resiliency conceptualizations, recent research has found that self-regulation (affective, behavioral, and cognitive) contributes to predicting resiliency-related outcomes. We hypothesized that selfregulation would incrementally predict reemployment process outcomes, specifically the job search outcomes of psychological well-being, job search self-efficacy, and job search clarity. Results indicated that, over and above resiliency traits, behavioral and cognitive self-regulation incrementally predicted well-being and job search clarity, and cognitive self-regulation incrementally predicted job search self-efficacy. Implications for theory and continued research on resiliency in reemployment are discussed.

Impact of COVID‐19 on Employment: Exploring the Perspectives of Job Loss and Mental Health of Individuals From Minimal‐Resource Communities

“…Participants in our study demonstrated personal lifestyle adjustments to persevere through challenging circumstances via internal coping mechanisms. Existing literature has shown that self‐regulation processes are a part of resilience, and both serve as protective factors while individuals are recovering from adversities such as job loss (McLarnon et al, 2020 ; Prescod & Zeligman, 2018 ). In addition, participants adjusted their internal coping strategies because of the new financial constraints, personal and familial needs, and quarantine mandates relating to COVID‐19.…”

Regulation/Non-Regulation/Dys-Regulation of Health Behavior, Psychological Reactance, and Health of University Undergraduate Students

“…Complementarily, self-regulation has shown a significant, negative association with poor sleep quality in an average university population, as well as negative predictive value of smartphone addiction [ 11 ]. Levels of self-regulation have also been found to correlate positively with degree of well-being [ 12 ]. Recent studies have proposed self-regulation as an explanatory cross-diagnostic variable, where different diagnostic categories converge [ 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ].…”

Work and unemployment.

“…Referred to as adapting to the new normal during the COVID-19 pandemic, the ability to cope and manage permanent and temporary change is a behavioral task that must be mastered. Similar attention is also required to help unemployed individuals avoid experiencing societal stigmas associated with their job loss and subsequent psychosocial state (Amundson & Borgen, 1987;Guindon & Smith, 2011;McLarnon et al, 2020).…”