What is More Important? Physical Attractiveness Or General Cognitive Ability As Factors of Career Development
Purpose: The investigate the causal and correlation relationships between physical attractiveness, general cognitive ability, career aspirations and age as predictors of career development. Study design/methodology/approach: The collected qualitative data were analysed with SPSS statistical progr...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
International School for Social and Business Studies
2021-07-01
|
| Series: | International Journal of Management, Knowledge and Learning |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://toknowpress.net/submission/index.php/ijmkl/article/view/6 |
| _version_ | 1811299913885024256 |
|---|---|
| author | Valerij Dermol |
| author_facet | Valerij Dermol |
| author_sort | Valerij Dermol |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
Purpose: The investigate the causal and correlation relationships between physical attractiveness, general cognitive ability, career aspirations and age as predictors of career development.
Study design/methodology/approach: The collected qualitative data were analysed with SPSS statistical programme. Basic descriptive statistics were used as well as linear regression analysis and correlation analysis since also hypotheses related to causal and correlation relationships were tested.
Findings: The results show that physical attractiveness strongly and positively affects career development. A bit weaker but negative influence was shown from the side of individual's age. There is no correlation found between age, cognitive abilities and physical attractiveness.
Originality/value: This research is a kind of preliminary research representing a basis for further investigation of the field and introducing a more complex model based on further research.
https://www.doi.org/10.53615/2232-5697.10.41-49
|
| first_indexed | 2024-04-13T06:43:38Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-329e5e0e1a8e448cba4582f2319a1087 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2232-5697 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-13T06:43:38Z |
| publishDate | 2021-07-01 |
| publisher | International School for Social and Business Studies |
| record_format | Article |
| series | International Journal of Management, Knowledge and Learning |
| spelling | doaj.art-329e5e0e1a8e448cba4582f2319a10872022-12-22T02:57:40ZengInternational School for Social and Business StudiesInternational Journal of Management, Knowledge and Learning2232-56972021-07-0110What is More Important? Physical Attractiveness Or General Cognitive Ability As Factors of Career DevelopmentValerij Dermol0International School for Social and Business Studies Purpose: The investigate the causal and correlation relationships between physical attractiveness, general cognitive ability, career aspirations and age as predictors of career development. Study design/methodology/approach: The collected qualitative data were analysed with SPSS statistical programme. Basic descriptive statistics were used as well as linear regression analysis and correlation analysis since also hypotheses related to causal and correlation relationships were tested. Findings: The results show that physical attractiveness strongly and positively affects career development. A bit weaker but negative influence was shown from the side of individual's age. There is no correlation found between age, cognitive abilities and physical attractiveness. Originality/value: This research is a kind of preliminary research representing a basis for further investigation of the field and introducing a more complex model based on further research. https://www.doi.org/10.53615/2232-5697.10.41-49 https://toknowpress.net/submission/index.php/ijmkl/article/view/6physical attractivenessgeneral cognitive abilitycareer aspirationsagecareer development |
| spellingShingle | Valerij Dermol What is More Important? Physical Attractiveness Or General Cognitive Ability As Factors of Career Development International Journal of Management, Knowledge and Learning physical attractiveness general cognitive ability career aspirations age career development |
| title | What is More Important? Physical Attractiveness Or General Cognitive Ability As Factors of Career Development |
| title_full | What is More Important? Physical Attractiveness Or General Cognitive Ability As Factors of Career Development |
| title_fullStr | What is More Important? Physical Attractiveness Or General Cognitive Ability As Factors of Career Development |
| title_full_unstemmed | What is More Important? Physical Attractiveness Or General Cognitive Ability As Factors of Career Development |
| title_short | What is More Important? Physical Attractiveness Or General Cognitive Ability As Factors of Career Development |
| title_sort | what is more important physical attractiveness or general cognitive ability as factors of career development |
| topic | physical attractiveness general cognitive ability career aspirations age career development |
| url | https://toknowpress.net/submission/index.php/ijmkl/article/view/6 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT valerijdermol whatismoreimportantphysicalattractivenessorgeneralcognitiveabilityasfactorsofcareerdevelopment |