Perceived overqualification, relative deprivation, and person-centric outcomes: The moderating role of career centrality

By B. Erdogan, I. Tomás, Víctor Valls, F. Gracia. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2018

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Abstract In this study, we develop and test a model examining why and when perceived overqualification relates to career satisfaction and subjective well-being. In a sample of 143 new university graduates in Spain with data collected across two time periods, we showed that perceived overqualification interacted with career centrality to predict relative deprivation, which in turn was related to lower career satisfaction, positive affect, and life satisfaction, as well as higher negative affect. Further, perceived overqualification had negative main effects on career satisfaction, negative affect, and life satisfaction. The results suggest the importance of perceived overqualification for well-being outcomes, as well as the importance of adopting a contextual approach to investigating the personal effects of perceived overqualification.

Subfields: Gender Studies, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science

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In Gender Studies

1. B. Erdogan
2. T. Bauer
3. Jie Cao
4. A. Tian
5. S. Willis
6. Chia-huei Wu
7. A. Luksyte
8. Maike E. Debus

In Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

1. B. Erdogan
2. T. Bauer
3. A. Luksyte
4. A. Tian
5. Allan Lee
6. Maike E. Debus
7. Chia-huei Wu
8. Jie Cao

In Sociology and Political Science

1. A. Tian
2. Chia-huei Wu
3. A. Luksyte
4. Maike E. Debus
5. T. Bauer
6. Allan Lee
7. B. Erdogan

Citations in the corpus

• Perceived Overqualification and Collectivism Orientation: Implications for Work and Nonwork Outcomes (2020, background): “Perceived overqualification has been related to lack of fit (Luksyte, Spitzmueller, & Maynard, 2011) and lack of getting what one feels entitled to (Erdogan et al., 2018).”
• Perceived overqualification and task performance: Reconciling two opposing pathways (2020, background): “Similarly, discussing the positive relation between POQ and relative deprivation, Erdogan et al. (2018) proposed that POQ could be less problematic for individuals who regard their jobs as a reliable stepping stone to a better job in the future.”