Outputs (4)

The "double-edged sword" effects of career support mentoring on newcomer turnover: How and when it helps or hurts. (2023)
Journal Article
Deng, H., Guan, Y., Zhou, X., Li, Y., Cai, D., Li, N., & Liu, B. (in press). The "double-edged sword" effects of career support mentoring on newcomer turnover: How and when it helps or hurts. Journal of Applied Psychology, 10.1037/apl0001143. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001143

Research on mentoring programs has portrayed them almost exclusively beneficial for newcomer retention. Drawing from the social cognitive model of career management and the boundaryless career perspective, we depart from this predominant view and exa... Read More about The "double-edged sword" effects of career support mentoring on newcomer turnover: How and when it helps or hurts..

Distressed yet bonded: A longitudinal investigation of the COVID-19 pandemic’s silver lining effects on life satisfaction. (2023)
Journal Article
Guan, Y., Jiang, D., Wu, C., Deng, H., Su, S., Buchtel, E. E., & Chen, S. X. (2023). Distressed yet bonded: A longitudinal investigation of the COVID-19 pandemic’s silver lining effects on life satisfaction. American Psychologist, https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001188

It is a common understanding that the 2019 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) significantly harmed mental health. However, findings on changes in overall life satisfaction have been mixed and inconclusive. To address this puzzling phenomenon, we dra... Read More about Distressed yet bonded: A longitudinal investigation of the COVID-19 pandemic’s silver lining effects on life satisfaction..

Long-term effect of childhood pandemic experience on medical major choice: Evidence from the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in China (2023)
Journal Article
Chen, Z., Wang, Y., Guan, Y., Guo, M. J., & Xu, R. (2023). Long-term effect of childhood pandemic experience on medical major choice: Evidence from the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in China. Health Economics, 32(5), 1120-1147. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4659

This study examines the long-term effect of a pandemic on a crucial human capital decision, namely college major choice. Using China’s 2008–2016 major-level National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) entry grades, we find that the 2003 SARS had a... Read More about Long-term effect of childhood pandemic experience on medical major choice: Evidence from the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in China.

Sustaining newcomers' career adaptability: The roles of socialization tactics, job embeddedness and career variety (2023)
Journal Article
Fan, L., Cai, D., Li, Z., Xu, L., Wen, S., Li, F., …Guan, Y. (2023). Sustaining newcomers' career adaptability: The roles of socialization tactics, job embeddedness and career variety. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 96(2), 264-286. https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12423

In this study, we aim to examine how socialization practices predict newcomers' career adaptability during their organizational transitions. Drawing on career construction theory and conservation of resources theory, we argue that newcomers' job embe... Read More about Sustaining newcomers' career adaptability: The roles of socialization tactics, job embeddedness and career variety.