This study explored longitudinal trajectories of decent work profiles guided by core propositions from psychology of working theory. Data were collected from 419 working adults in the United States at three time points over a 6-month period. We examined decent work trajectories using latent transition analysis considering two key covariates (work volition and career adaptability) and while accounting for other variables such as ethnicity, education, and income level. The analysis identified five latent decent work profiles: only safety, low health care, indecent work, average, and decent work. Notably, the indecent and decent work profiles were the most stable, while the only safety and low health care profiles were more likely to change with time. The influence of work volition and career adaptability on transition probabilities was found to partially align with the hypotheses of psychology of working theory. Findings indicated that, within psychology of working theory, these psychological mediators may operate through varied mechanisms to influence both the attainment and maintenance of decent work across time. Implications for future research, practical applications, and theoretical developments are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

中文翻译：

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使用潜在转换分析来探索体面劳动随时间的变化。


本研究以工作心理学理论的核心命题为指导，探讨了体面工作概况的纵向轨迹。数据是在 6 个月的三个时间点从美国 419 名在职成年人收集的。我们使用潜在过渡分析研究了体面的工作轨迹，考虑了两个关键协变量（工作意愿和职业适应性），同时考虑了种族、教育和收入水平等其他变量。该分析确定了五种潜在的体面工作概况：仅安全、低医疗保健、不体面工作、平均和体面工作。值得注意的是，不雅和体面的工作概况是最稳定的，而唯一的安全和低医疗保健概况更有可能随着时间的推移而改变。研究发现，工作意愿和职业适应性对过渡概率的影响与工作心理学理论的假设部分一致。研究结果表明，在工作心理学理论中，这些心理中介可能通过不同的机制发挥作用，以影响随着时间的推移获得和维持体面工作。讨论了对未来研究、实际应用和理论发展的影响。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 （c） 2025 APA，保留所有权利）。