Presentation Type

Poster

Start Date

5-8-2024 11:00 AM

End Date

5-8-2024 1:00 PM

Subjects

Industrial organization, Psychology

Advisor

Tori Crain

Student Level

Undergraduate

Abstract

Individuals from Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) backgrounds constitute the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the U.S. job market - comprising 6.7% of the U.S. population and expected to reach 15% by 2065 (United States Census Bureau, 2022). Despite their rapid growth, there has been a scarcity of literature in industrial-organizational psychology, with limited research on how AAPI workers engage in psychological recovery after work. This is a critical, yet unexplored area as previous research on psychological recovery from work has been investigated with homogenous White samples. Additionally, AAPI workers play integral roles in the U.S. higher education sector serving as educators, researchers, and administrators. The current study uses a qualitative approach (i.e., one-hour semi-structured interviews) to investigate the phenomenon of psychological recovery from work and how cultural values play a role in work and non-work time. Nine AAPI employees from a large, public university with an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) designation in the Pacific Northwest were interviewed. Themes derived from these semi-structured interviews included competing cultural values, experiences of microaggression, and perceptions of work recovery.

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https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/41892

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May 8th, 11:00 AM May 8th, 1:00 PM

Work and Psychological Recovery Experiences of Asian American and Pacific Island Workers in Higher Education

Individuals from Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) backgrounds constitute the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the U.S. job market - comprising 6.7% of the U.S. population and expected to reach 15% by 2065 (United States Census Bureau, 2022). Despite their rapid growth, there has been a scarcity of literature in industrial-organizational psychology, with limited research on how AAPI workers engage in psychological recovery after work. This is a critical, yet unexplored area as previous research on psychological recovery from work has been investigated with homogenous White samples. Additionally, AAPI workers play integral roles in the U.S. higher education sector serving as educators, researchers, and administrators. The current study uses a qualitative approach (i.e., one-hour semi-structured interviews) to investigate the phenomenon of psychological recovery from work and how cultural values play a role in work and non-work time. Nine AAPI employees from a large, public university with an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) designation in the Pacific Northwest were interviewed. Themes derived from these semi-structured interviews included competing cultural values, experiences of microaggression, and perceptions of work recovery.