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Correlates of Professional versus Organizational Withdrawal Cognitions.

Abstract Using a more rigorous research design than previous studies, results generally supported the discriminant validity of professional withdrawal cognitions (PWC) versus organizational withdrawal cognitions (OWC). The sample consisted of 226 medical technologists tracked over a five year period, and the research design used pre- and post-measures of PWC and OWC. Attitudinal professional commitment had a stronger negative relationship to subsequent PWC versus OWC, while gender discrimination and organizational support had stronger relationships to subsequent OWC versus PWC.

Further scale refinement for emotional labor

Purpose – Within the emotional labor (EL) literature, the papers aim is to test for additional scale distinctions in surface acting and deep acting, using a “difficult client” referent.Design/methodology/approach – Working with existing definitions and operationalizations across prior EL studies, an on‐line sample of 1,975 massage therapists and bodywork practitioners (M&Bs) was used to test the hypotheses. Hinkins recommended three steps for scale development: item development, scale development and scale evaluation were applied. The M&B sample was randomly split to carry out exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and then confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). A smaller validation sample of 203 working adults was also tested using EFA.Findings – Convergent support was found for EFA between the M&B and validation samples, as well as between EFA and CFA for the M&B sample. Two types of surface acting could be distinguished, basic surface acting (BSA) and challenged surface acting (CSA), while three types of dee...

Correlates of Perceived Gender Discrimination For Female Versus Male Medical Technologists

This study longitudinally investigated correlates of perceived gender discrimination in a female-dominated occupation, medical technology. The sample consisted of 303 female and 101 male medical technologists (MTs), of whom 97% had a baccalaureate degree and 3% possessed a graduate-level degree. Descriptive results showed, surprisingly that female MTs perceived higher gender discrimination than male MTs. Significant gender differences in perceived antecedent–gender discrimination correlations were found. Female MTs with lower perceived extrinsic job satisfaction and organizational support were more likely to perceive greater gender discrimination than male MTs. These results suggest that perceived gender discrimination extends beyond occupational groupings and is a more widely perceived phenomenon.

Medical Technologist Core Job Tasks Still Reign

In 1993, the ASCP Board of Registry began a 10-year prospective study of the career patterns of 412 newly MT(ASCP)-certified persons. The Board examined the changes in core, advanced technical, and management job tasks of these MTs during their first 5 years of work. In the first year, the MTs did core tasks more frequently than advanced technical or management tasks. Five years later, they still did core tasks frequently and had acquired additional advanced technical and management tasks. The entry-level task mix of MTs was the same regardless of gender, ethnicity, job title, facility location, or degree.