A theory‐driven investigation of prospective applicants' intentions to submit video résumés. Issue 12 (19th November 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gissel, Amanda L.; Thompson, Lori F.; Pond, Samuel B.
• Is Part Of: Journal of applied social psychology. Volume 43:Issue 12(2013)
• Page Start: 2449
• Page End: 2461
• Publication Date: 2013-11-19
• Subjects: Social psychology -- Periodicals; Behavior -- Periodicals; Psychology, Social -- Periodicals; 302
• DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12191
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-9029

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>As a quickly growing trend among job seekers, video résumés represent an area where practice has outpaced research. This study investigated whether the theory of planned behavior (TpB) can be used to understand future job seekers (<italic>n</italic> = 154) video résumé submission intentions and behaviors. Results supported the TpB model. Attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control predicted intentions, which in turn predicted video résumé creation behaviors. Compared with perceived behavioral control, attitudes and subjective norms were more important predictors. As one of the first empirical studies on video résumés, this research breaks important new ground. It also extends what is known about the TpB because it is the first study to use a relative importance analysis to statistically compare the influence of the theory's antecedent constructs.</p> </abstract>