The Use of Latent Growth Curve Modeling in Measuring Student Perceptions about Mandatory Work Experiences

摘要: The study reported here investigated how hospitality students’ perceptions of a required industry work experience changed over time. By means an sampling method, we captured information about the emotional exhaustion, job satisfaction, psychological withdrawal, and performance on ongoing basis 9-week period during which they were to weekly shifts in 2 campus hotels. We found that whereas satisfaction followed linear decrease time, withdrawal increase. Prior expectations predicted initial levels withdrawal. elaborate benefits future uses research latent growth curve analysis sampling, are relatively unexplored data collection analytical tools field management enable researchers measure trajectories change subjects’ attitudes Q4