Professor Peter Creed
Inactive Fellow
- Bio/Profile
- Peter is a Professor in the School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University. He has a PhD in psychology and a Masters in Applied Psychology. His recent research interests have focused on the application of goal setting/self-regulation theories (cf. Bandura, 1991; Carver & Scheier, 1990; Latham & Locke, 1991) to understand how individuals set and adjust their goals and manage the consequences of goal disruption, such as how they deal with negative affect and implement behaviour change to reduce stress and improve performance. Studies with young adults (including young adults with special needs, e.g., youth in-care, hard-of hearing adolescents) have focused on career development and disruption and career transition. Variables examined have included career distress, self-perceived employability, career calling, career-related feedback, goal importance, goal disengagement, vocational identity, goal congruence, career compromise, and goal orientation. Most recently, he has examined how tertiary students manage joint work and study responsibilities and how students job craft to manage these demands. Some cross-cultural studies (with China, Indonesia, Denmark) have focused on parental influences on career development (largely focused on effects of congruence/incongruence between parents and adolescents; Indonesia), career related feedback (effect of feedback on goal setting and adjustment; China), and simulation-based virtual learning (Denmark). Studies with adults have focused on person-organisation fit, protean career orientation, well-being, commitment, leaving intentions, and career compromise. Earlier research examined the well-being and behavioural effects of unemployment, long-term unemployment, and under-employment.
