Abstract
This study involved the classification of temporary employees into distinct types based on expectancy fulfillment, with the aim of examining the characteristics of each type of employee. Items describing the viewpoints of 91 temporary employees (mean age±SD: 30.64±4.94) regarding their expectancy fulfillment were collected. A factor analysis was conducted, and a measure comprising 20 items and 3 factors was prepared. Using this measure, 61 temporary female employees (mean age±SD: 31.36±5.00) were classified into three types: the unsatisfied expectancy type of occupational skills, the unsatisfied expectancy type of job, and the unsatisfied expectancy type of work-life balance. Regarding the differences among the three types of temporary employees, the “depression anxiety” score (F(2, 58) ＝3.31, p＜.05) and the “helplessness” score (F(2, 58) ＝4.84, p＜.01) as a subscale of stress responses were significant in the unsatisfied expectancy type of work-life balance/the unsatisfied expectancy type of occupational skills. These results provided suggestions regarding the type of career counseling to be provided to temporary employees, considering their expectancy fulfillment.
