The Career Adaptability and Support Structures of Pilots Losing Medical Certification
The regulation of occupations such as aviation pilots can result in their facing the shock of losing their medical certification and thus, their license to work. What are the issues that these former pilots face upon losing their medical certification? The key issues may take the form of protean car...
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| description | The regulation of occupations such as aviation pilots can result in their facing the shock of losing their medical certification and thus, their license to work. What are the issues that these former pilots face upon losing their medical certification? The key issues may take the form of protean career characteristics and mechanisms such as identity, adaptability, and agency, which may help the individuals match to a new occupational environment. The method of convergent interviewing is used to inductively acquire the key common issues that arise when pilots lose their medical certification in Australia. The results indicate that the clarity and strength of the pilots’ sense of occupational identity may amplify the impact of the shock when that career is denied to them. The findings highlight the importance of adaptability, although the reliance on adaptability varies depending on the pathway chosen to respond to the shock. Those in situations with less adaptability, agency, or support may be most in need of career and mental health counseling. Support and adaptability may be particularly important for those facing career shocks in occupations with substantial investments in their career identity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a46b1115f2654425ba7091dd90bcb61d2023-11-17T21:22:13ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602023-04-0112423710.3390/socsci12040237The Career Adaptability and Support Structures of Pilots Losing Medical CertificationTrevis Kurukulaadithya0Rajeev Nair1Waqas Tariq2Jeremy Wall3John Rodwell4Department of Aviation, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, AustraliaDepartment of Aviation, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, AustraliaDepartment of Aviation, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, AustraliaDepartment of Aviation, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, AustraliaDepartment of Management & Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, AustraliaThe regulation of occupations such as aviation pilots can result in their facing the shock of losing their medical certification and thus, their license to work. What are the issues that these former pilots face upon losing their medical certification? The key issues may take the form of protean career characteristics and mechanisms such as identity, adaptability, and agency, which may help the individuals match to a new occupational environment. The method of convergent interviewing is used to inductively acquire the key common issues that arise when pilots lose their medical certification in Australia. The results indicate that the clarity and strength of the pilots’ sense of occupational identity may amplify the impact of the shock when that career is denied to them. The findings highlight the importance of adaptability, although the reliance on adaptability varies depending on the pathway chosen to respond to the shock. Those in situations with less adaptability, agency, or support may be most in need of career and mental health counseling. Support and adaptability may be particularly important for those facing career shocks in occupations with substantial investments in their career identity.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/4/237occupation identityoccupational healthaviation medicinecareer shocks |
| spellingShingle | Trevis Kurukulaadithya Rajeev Nair Waqas Tariq Jeremy Wall John Rodwell The Career Adaptability and Support Structures of Pilots Losing Medical Certification Social Sciences occupation identity occupational health aviation medicine career shocks |
| title | The Career Adaptability and Support Structures of Pilots Losing Medical Certification |
| title_full | The Career Adaptability and Support Structures of Pilots Losing Medical Certification |
| title_fullStr | The Career Adaptability and Support Structures of Pilots Losing Medical Certification |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Career Adaptability and Support Structures of Pilots Losing Medical Certification |
| title_short | The Career Adaptability and Support Structures of Pilots Losing Medical Certification |
| title_sort | career adaptability and support structures of pilots losing medical certification |
| topic | occupation identity occupational health aviation medicine career shocks |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/4/237 |
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