Abstract
One hundred ninety-three new PhD students provided data on entry to their doctoral programs and again 9 months later. This longitudinal design was used to extend the socialization literature by testing the influence of newcomer involvement on socialization, controlling for newcomer perceptions on entry, and allowing for a dynamic view of socialization stages. Individuals who had collected information that they perceived as realistic, who had attended the same institution for their undergraduate degree, and who had past research experience were more involved in their doctoral programs, were more engaged in doctoral research, had less role conflict, felt more accepted, and were more productive as measured by objective outcomes. In addition, those individuals who were actively involved in their doctoral program were better accommodated and had greater productivity. Accommodation variables predicted commitment, and activity measures predicted submissions.
Keywords
SocializationPsychologyPerceptionLongitudinal studyInstitutionAccommodationSocial psychologyProductivityApplied psychologyMedical educationSociology
Related Publications
Socialization of Student Teachers
In this study of organizational socialization, student teachers became more controlling in their perspectives as they completed their practice teaching. They became significantl...
Emotion Regulation in Low‐income Preschoolers
The present study was concerned with identifying the causes of low‐income preschoolers’ negative emotions and their most common regulation responses. The relations of family soc...
Passing Through the Eye of the Needle: High-Achieving Chicanas
This article deals with a study of 17 Mexican American women between the ages of 28 and 40 years who came from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, yet succeeded in completing J. D....
Childhood peer rejection and aggression as predictors of stable patterns of adolescent disorder
Abstract The significance of childhood peer rejection and aggression as predictors of adolescent disorder was tested on 1147 children who were followed longitudinally from Grade...
Interaction Effects Based on Class Level in an Explanatory Model of College Student Dropout Syndrome
A conceptual model of the factors affecting dropout syndrome (a combination of intent to leave, discussing leaving, and actual attrition) was developed emphasizing academic, soc...
Publication Info
- Year
- 1994
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 79
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 211-223
- Citations
- 263
- Access
- Closed
External Links
Social Impact
Altmetric
PlumX Metrics
Social media, news, blog, policy document mentions
Citation Metrics
263
OpenAlex
Cite This
Talya N. Bauer,
Stephen G. Green
(1994).
Effect of newcomer involvement in work-related activities: A longitudinal study of socialization..
Journal of Applied Psychology
, 79
(2)
, 211-223.
https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.79.2.211
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1037/0021-9010.79.2.211