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Overview

Blake A. Allan is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States. Their research focuses broadly on social sciences and health professions, with particular attention to general health professions and the intersections with sociology, political science, social psychology, demography, and gender studies.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to employment and welfare studies, workplace health and well-being, retirement, disability, and employment issues, gender diversity and inequality, job satisfaction and organizational behavior, higher education and employability, and work-family balance challenges.

Frequent publication venues for Blake A. Allan include:

  • Journal of Career Assessment
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Journal of Counseling Psychology
  • Journal of Vocational Behavior
  • The Counseling Psychologist

Notable recent papers authored by or co-authored with Blake A. Allan include:

  • "Precarious work in the 21st century: A psychological perspective," 2021, Journal of Vocational Behavior
  • "Decent and meaningful work: A longitudinal study," 2020, Journal of Counseling Psychology

Other impactful research, while authored by peers in related fields, often appears alongside Allan's work within shared publication venues:

  • "Unemployment in the time of COVID-19: A research agenda," 2020, Journal of Vocational Behavior
  • "Pandemics: Implications for research and practice in industrial and organizational psychology," 2021, Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • "Predictors of decent work across time: Testing propositions from Psychology of Working Theory," 2020, Journal of Vocational Behavior

Frequent collaborators in Allan's research activities include:

  • Taewon Kim
  • Kelsey L. Autin
  • Patrick K. Murphy
  • Ryan D. Duffy
  • David L. Blustein

The scientist's interdisciplinary approach integrates psychological perspectives into understanding precarious and meaningful work, as well as the broader social and health-related implications of employment trends and workplace conditions.

Best Publications

  • Unemployment in the time of COVID-19: A research agenda.

    David L. Blustein;Ryan Duffy;Joaquim A. Ferreira;Valerie Cohen-Scali

  • Outcomes of Meaningful Work: A Meta-Analysis

    Blake A. Allan;Cassondra Batz-Barbarich;Haley M. Sterling;Louis Tay

  • Fostering meaningful work in organizations: A multi-level review and integration

    Evgenia I. Lysova;Blake A. Allan;Bryan J. Dik;Ryan D. Duffy

  • The development and initial validation of the Decent Work Scale.

    Ryan D. Duffy;Blake A. Allan;Jessica W. England;David L. Blustein

  • Pandemics: Implications for research and practice in industrial and organizational psychology

    Cort W. Rudolph;Blake Allan;Malissa Clark;Guido Hertel

  • Perceiving a calling, living a calling, and job satisfaction: testing a moderated, multiple mediator model.

    Ryan D. Duffy;Elizabeth M. Bott;Blake A. Allan;Carrie L. Torrey

  • Calling and life satisfaction: It's not about having it, it's about living it.

    Ryan D. Duffy;Blake A. Allan;Kelsey L. Autin;Elizabeth M. Bott

  • Calling and Life Satisfaction Among Undergraduate Students: Investigating Mediators and Moderators

    Ryan D. Duffy;Blake A. Allan;Elizabeth M. Bott

  • The Presence of a Calling and Academic Satisfaction: Examining Potential Mediators.

    Ryan D. Duffy;Blake A. Allan;Bryan J. Dik

  • Meaningful work and mental health: job satisfaction as a moderator

    Blake A. Allan;Chelsea Dexter;Rebecca Kinsey;Shelby Parker

  • Living a calling and work well-being: a longitudinal study.

    Ryan D. Duffy;Blake A. Allan;Kelsey L. Autin;Richard P. Douglass

  • The screens culture: impact on ADHD

    Margaret D. Weiss;Susan Baer;Blake A. Allan;Kelly Saran

  • Precarious work in the 21st century: A psychological perspective

    Blake A. Allan;Kelsey L. Autin;Kerrie G. Wilkins-Yel

  • Examining Social Class and Work Meaning Within the Psychology of Working Framework

    Blake A. Allan;Kelsey L. Autin;Ryan D. Duffy

  • Subjective social status, work volition, and career adaptability: A longitudinal study

    Kelsey L. Autin;Richard P. Douglass;Ryan D. Duffy;Jessica W. England

  • Self-Determination and Meaningful Work: Exploring Socioeconomic Constraints

    Blake A. Allan;Kelsey L. Autin;Ryan D. Duffy

  • Purpose and Meaning in Career Development Applications

    Bryan J. Dik;Ryan D. Duffy;Blake A. Allan;Maeve B. O'Donnell

  • Helping others increases meaningful work: Evidence from three experiments.

    Blake A. Allan;Ryan D. Duffy;Brian Collisson

  • Meaning in life and work: : A developmental perspective

    Blake A. Allan;Ryan D. Duffy;Richard Douglass

  • Does the Source of a Calling Matter? External Summons, Destiny, and Perfect Fit:

    Ryan D. Duffy;Blake A. Allan;Elizabeth M. Bott;Bryan J. Dik

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryan D. Duffy
Ryan D. Duffy University of Florida
Kelsey L. Autin
Kelsey L. Autin University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
David L. Blustein
David L. Blustein Boston College
Bryan J. Dik
Bryan J. Dik Colorado State University
Michael F. Steger
Michael F. Steger Colorado State University
Martin Heesacker
Martin Heesacker University of Florida
Lisa Y. Flores
Lisa Y. Flores University of Missouri
Louis Tay
Louis Tay Purdue University West Lafayette
Joeri Hofmans
Joeri Hofmans Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Guido Hertel
Guido Hertel University of Münster

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