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J.B. (Judith) Langerak

PhD researcher
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Programme group Work and Organizational Psychology
Photographer: Bastiaan Heus
Visiting address
  • Nieuwe Achtergracht 129
Postal address
  • Postbus 15919
    1001 NK Amsterdam
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  • Profile

    Judith graduated cum laude for the bachelor Organizational Psychology at the University of Utrecht. She continued her studies at the Utrecht University School of Governance (USBO) with the master Organizations, Change, and Management. Here, she followed two extracurricular trajectories: the first aimed at advising public and private organizations and the second aimed at innovation through multidisciplinary cooperation. After completing her master, Judith studied Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation at the Summer School of the Linnaeus University in Sweden.

    In 2016, Judith got selected into the 2-year traineeship at the Municipality of Utrecht, where she worked as a project manager on various social projects. During the last year, she also worked for the Ministry of Social Affairs to assist the evaluation of research proposals for the Experiments with the Participation Act. Being reminded of her affinity for science and data, she started working as a data analist at NCOI Educations, until she found her place to conduct research as a PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam.

  • Research

    Judith’s PhD research is aimed at finding out if and how proactive coping can minimize the experience of job insecurity in contemporary careers. Proactive coping refers to all future-oriented efforts people use in attempt to improve the future situation or one's position in it. For example, proactive coping can consists of saving money for potential financial setbacks or increasing one’s skill repertoire for a potential career shift.

    Expertise and research fields

    • Proactive career behavior
    • Proactive coping
    • Job insecurity
    • Career self-management
    • Flexible labour market
    • Contemporary careers

    Current research project

    The PhD project consists of four major projects:

    • How to minimize job insecurity: The role of proactive and reactive coping over time (published)

    A 5-wave weekly survey study among workers to assess the effects of  career behaviors (career planning, scenario thinking, career consultation, networking, reflecting) on job insecurity.

    • Don't wait for the storm to pass: A meta-analytic review on proactive coping with job insecurity (under review)

    A meta-analytic review that synthesizes all available research evidence on the relationship between various proactive coping efforts and job insecurity.

    • How to plan contemporary careers? Testing a goal-oriented and option-oriented intervention to minimize feelings of job insecurity (work in progress)

    A multi-study paper in which we investigate if and when career planning interventions can help to minimize future job insecurity.

    • Managing job insecurity as a self-employed worker: The effects of proactive coping and recovery activities (work in progress)

    A 5-wave monthly survey study among self-employed workers to assess the effects of career behaviors and recovery activities on future job insecurity.

    Research grants & honours

    • Langerak, J., Koen, J. & van Hooft, E. A. J. (2022). Nationale Arbeidsmarktdag Jongerenprijs for the paper “Don't wait for the storm to pass: A meta-analytic review on proactive coping with job insecurity”.
    • Langerak, J., Koen, J. & van Hooft, E. A. J. (2021). Finalist for the Academy of Management Careers Division’s Arnon Reichers Best Student Paper Award (Top 3) for the paper “How to minimize job insecurity: The role of proactive and reactive coping over time”.

    The PhD project is funded by Instituut Gak (www.instituutgak.nl).

  • Teaching
    • 2020 - current: Thesis supervision of bachelor and master projects 
    • 2019: Workshop supervision and grading for the course Recruitment, Selection, and Work Performance (RSW) 
       
  • Publications

    2022

    • Langerak, J. B., Koen, J., & van Hooft, E. A. J. (2022). Hoe (niet) om te gaan met baanonzekerheid bij een tijdelijk contract: De rol van actief en passief copinggedrag. Gedrag en Organisatie, 35(4), 484-512. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.5117/GO2022.4.005.LANG [details]
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    • Langerak, J. B., Koen, J., & van Hooft, E. A. J. (2022). How to minimize job insecurity: The role of proactive and reactive coping over time. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 136, Article 103729. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2022.103729 [details]
    • van Bezouw, M. J., Koen, J., & Langerak, J. B. (2022). Proactiviteit ten tijde van baanonzekerheid: Over de modererende rol van ‘future work selves’. Gedrag en Organisatie, 35(4), 513-536. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.5117/GO2022.4.006.BEZO [details]
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    2021

    • Langerak, J. B., Koen, J., & van Hooft, E. A. J. (2021). How to minimize job insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Role of Proactive and Reactive Coping over Time. Academy of Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2021, Article 69. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2021.69 [details]

    2020

    2019

    2022

    • Langerak, J. B., Koen, J., & van Hooft, E. A. J. (2022). Don’t Wait for the Storm to Pass: A Meta-Analytic Review on Proactive Coping with Job Insecurity. Paper presented at Nederlandse Arbeidsmarktdag, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    • Langerak, J. B., Koen, J., & van Hooft, E. A. J. (2022). How to minimize job insecurity: Meta-analytic findings . Poster session presented at Kurt Lewin Institute Conference 2022, Zeist, Netherlands.
    • Langerak, J. B., Koen, J., & van Hooft, E. A. J. (2022). Omgaan met baanonzekerheid: Denken, doen, of laten? Meta-analytische resultaten. Poster session presented at Instituut Gak Annual Conference 2022, Hilversum, Netherlands.

    2021

    • Langerak, J. B., Koen, J., & van Hooft, E. A. J. (2021). How to Minimize Job Insecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Proactive and Reactive Coping over Time. Paper presented at 81st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
    • Langerak, J. B., Koen, J., & van Hooft, E. A. J. (2021). How to Minimize Job Insecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Proactive and Reactive Coping over Time. Paper presented at KLI conference 2021.

    2020

    • Langerak, J. B., Koen, J., & van Hooft, E. A. J. (2020). How (not) to cope with job insecurity: Unfolding the relationship between cognitive job insecurity and psychological strain. . Paper presented at Small Group Meeting , Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    • Langerak, J. B., Koen, J., & van Hooft, E. A. J. (2020). How (not) to cope with job insecurity: Unfolding the relationship between cognitive job insecurity and psychological strain. Paper presented at 1st Careers Division Community Conference of the Academy of Management, Vienna, Austria.

    2019

    • Langerak, J. B., Koen, J., & van Hooft, E. A. J. (2019). How (not) to cope with job insecurity: Unfolding the relationship between cognitive job insecurity and psychological strain. Abstract from Annual conference of the ‘Werkgemeenschap voor Onderzoekers op het terrein van de Arbeids- en Organisatie Psychologie’ (WAOP), Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    • Langerak, J. B., Koen, J., & van Hooft, E. A. J. (2019). How (not) to cope with job insecurity: Unfolding the relationship between cognitive job insecurity and psychological strain. Poster session presented at Instituut Gak Annual Conference, Hilversum, Netherlands.

    Prize / grant

    • Langerak, J. (2022). Nationale Arbeidsmarktdag Jongerenprijs.
    • Langerak, J., Koen, J. & van Hooft, E. A. J. . (2021). Finalist for the Academy of Management Careers Division’s Arnon Reichers Best Student Paper Award (Top 3).

    Media appearance

    Others

    • Langerak, J. (organiser), Retkowsky, J. (organiser) & Stel, A. (organiser) (7-12-2020). Duurzame loopbanen (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
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