Ewa Sygit-Kowalkowska, Andrzej Piotrowski, Márta Miklósi, Judit Hegedűs A job that’s interesting, but requires supervisor support. Personal determinants, perceived job characteristics and interest in prison service work. A comparative study between Poland and Hungary

Abstrakt

Purpose: The aim of this research was to analyze the factors that significantly shape interest in work or professional internships in prison services (PS).
Methodology: The study was conducted on a sample of students in social sciences from Poland (N=275) and Hungary (N=252) using The Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire, Brief Resilience Coping Scale, Empathy Quotient – short, Portrait Values Questionnaire, Short Version of the Impulsive Behavior Scale, and single-item measures of job control and job support.
Findings: PS internship interest in the Polish and Hungarian subsamples was higher than the number of internships conducted during university studies by 10-fold. In the Hungarian sample, family traditions were predictors of PS work interest. Perceived supervisor support was significant for PS work interest; females were more likely to express PS internship interest.
Research implications: Analyses regarding the interest in PS among potential candidates should be continued and developed based on the data collected so far.