Pieter Baay
Research
With a special focus on students who have finished their intermediate vocational training (MBO), my research examines to what extent personality characteristics and social capital influence job search behavior and the transition from school to work (i.e., whether they find a job). One can, for example, think of people who are more extravert or those with more confidence in their own (job-search) skills to have a higher chance to find a job. In addition, we aim to study to what extent students’ searching and finding a job can be explained by their intrinsic motivation and self-control. The latter might be important as students need to make a trade-off between an immediate but smaller reward (i.e. relaxing without responsibilities) versus a long-term but ultimately greater reward (i.e. investing in a job with a higher salary). This is researched with the aid of a longitudinal survey and an intervention that attempts to affect the student’s job-search self-efficacy and self-regulatory processes.
Education
Pieter received his BSc in Sociology in 2008 and his MSc in Sociology and Social Research in 2010, both from Utrecht University. In November 2010 he started as a PhD student at Utrecht University under the supervision of prof. dr. Marcel van Aken (Developmental Psychology), prof. dr. Denise de Ridder (Clinical & Health Psychology), and prof. dr. ir. Tanja van der Lippe (Sociology).
Publications
In press
Baay, P., Liem M., & Nieuwbeerta, P. (in press). ‘Ex-imprisoned homicide offenders: once bitten, twice shy?’ The effect of the length of imprisonment on recidivism for homicide offenders. Homicide Studies.