Emerging adulthood and work: A model for intention to stay in young Chilean workers
Abstract
In Chile, low labor participation has been observed in the young population. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between the dimensions of emerging adulthood, work values and job satisfaction into the intention to stay at work of Chilean emerging adults. Through a convenience and snowball sampling, 226 workers aged between 20 and 30 years answered the Inventory of the Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood short version (IDEA-VC), a scale of intention to stay at work, a scale of work values, a scale of job satisfaction and a set of sociodemographic and labor variables. A structural equation model was run to test the association between measured variables. The results suggest that a greater attachment to intrinsic values is indirectly associated with a greater intention to stay at work, through an increase in job satisfaction. No direct relationships were observed between the dimensions of emerging adulthood, work values and intention to stay. The results are interpreted under the theory of self-determination and the dimensionality of emerging adulthood in young workers are discussed. Finally, the role of work in the experience of this developmental stage are reviewed.
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