Comparison of perceived employment barriers among low-income jobseekers in the United States and South Korea

被引：7
|
作者：
Hong, Philip Young P. [1 ]
Song, In Han [2 ]
Choi, Sangmi [3 ]
Park, Jang Ho [1 ]
机构：
[1] Loyola Univ, Sch Social Work, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
[2] Yonsei Univ, Grad Sch Social Welf, 134 Shinchon, Seoul, South Korea
[3] Soongsil Univ, Sch Social Welf, Seoul, South Korea
来源：
INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK | 2018年 / 61卷 / 01期
基金：
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词：
Comparative research; employment barriers; measurement invariance; psychological self-sufficiency; workforce development; MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE; SELF-REGULATION; FIT INDEXES; WORK; COVARIANCE;
D O I：
10.1177/0020872815600509
中图分类号：
C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];
学科分类号：
1204 ;
摘要：
The Perceived Employment Barrier Scale (PEBS) has been validated as a tool to assess low-income individuals' level of employment barriers in the United States. Using samples from workforce development programs in the United States and South Korea, this study aims to examine the comparability of this measure and to compare score differences on the five factors of PEBS between the two samples. Evidence for cross-sample equivalence was found, indicating cross-national comparability. Furthermore, the South Korean sample perceived significantly higher on human capital barriers compared to the United States. Implications for workforce development practice and research in the United States and South Korea are discussed.
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页数：17
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