In this study, we focused on the motivation and related generativity of middle-aged and older males who provide support through NPO activities for unemployed young adults. We assumed that activity motivation were in common with identity tasks after middle age, and that the activity motivation were related to generativity. Based on these inferences, we conducted a questionnaire survey.Male supporters aged 35 to 75 took part in the survey and 321 effective responses were obtained. Factor analysis was carried out on the scale created to measure activity motivation and five factors were obtained.These factors were named as follows:“Perspective in NPO”, “Interest in social contribution”, “Interest in support activities”,“Expectation for ‘second life’”, and “Interest in utilizing past experiences.” Among these five factors, it was suggested that some might be common to the deepening of identity after middle age. In addition, the expression of generativity was found to differ between age groups, with altruistic consciousness in the pre-retirees and self- orientation in the retirees.

The purpose of this study is to generate a hypothesis of the process of psychological assistance provided to unemployed persons by career counselors working at re-employment support companies. Semi-structured interviews targeting 11 career counselors with five or more years of re-employment support experience assumed to be able to provide a certain level of psychological assistance were conducted at the re-employment support companies with which the researchers are affiliated. The obtained data were analyzed using a modified grounded theory approach (M-GTA). Based on the results, 26 concepts, 6 categories, and 3 core categories were generated. The findings suggest that the support process is a gradual one that consists of the following stages toward the realization of re-employment for unemployed individuals experiencing anxiety: 1) receiving assistance by accepting negative emotions while preparing to take the first step into the job market, 2) providing consistent support to enable individuals to accept that difficulties may recur and to promote activities at a stage when the repeated experience of failure has led to the loss of confidence, and 3) providing support in seeking re-employment until employment is obtained.

“Health and Productivity Management” implies enhancing employee well-being. Therefore, health promotion measures (HPM) and career development support system ( CDSS ) constitute Health and Productivity Management. Therefore, career consulting and career development training programs are important human resource management (HRM) practices in Health and Productivity Management. The purpose of this article is to examine the logic of complementary relationship between HPM and CDSS from the viewpoint of strategic HRM. We interviewed section managers from three companies selected for the Health & Productivity Stock Selection program” in FY2018 conducted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Japan. We found that these three companies were trying to match their diversity strategy, HPM, and CDSS. We also found “inclusion,” “self-awareness of self-reliance,” and “employmentability” as the logic behind enhancing the configurational fit between HPM and CDSS. Thus, the complementary relationship between HPM and CDSS has a positive effect on employee well-being and organizational performance.

The purpose of this study was to gauge the effectiveness of the “Career Construction Interview” (CCI) as implemented in university career education class. Specifically, we investigated the thought processes and actions of students who experienced the CCI seminar style and verified that they were able to make sense of the CCI resources. Since CCI is narrative based, the themes and meanings with respect to life and career revealed by CCI are originally represented as sentences, so it is typical to classify and organize these themes and meanings accordingly. However, this study used text mining. In text mining analysis, context-dependent meaning disappears. The originality of this study lies in the method, which does not create subjective meaning from completed sentences. Rather, we extracted eight words—think, notice, feel, talk, understand, reflect, listen, and write. When these eight words were extracted frequently in the free description, it implied that subjective meaning had been created. This new analysis method demonstrated the effectiveness of the practice type of CCI.