It seems rational to state that the authors follow the quantitative research design in the chosen article, “Good Looks and good practice: the attitudes of career practitioners to Attractiveness and Appearance”. The scholars conducted an online survey that could be considerably distributed throughout the sector (Yates et al., 2017). Such an approach allowed the mentioned authors to explore the demographics of the participants who – by answering the questions – undertook self-assessment of their personal career images. The scholars provided four hypotheses and used quantitative methods in order to verify them. Descriptive statistics were utilized to determine means and common deviations to justify hypotheses 1–3. Hypothesis 4 was tested by using two multiple regression models (Yates et al., 2017). Given the fact that the authors obtained the necessary data to support their hypotheses, it may be reasonable to claim that the conducted tests were the most appropriate.
The scholars displayed the data by providing six tables and one figure, which contributes to the necessary extent of clarity and coherent train of thought. Here, it should be noted that the results of the research do not stand alone as they seem to be supported by evidence from the scholarly dimension. In particular, Hypothesis 1 – “career practitioners believe that career image is important to career success” (Yates et al., 2017, p. 549) – is supported by the recent and reliable literature (Holden et al., 2019; Xu et al., 2020). During their study, the authors also followed the best practices within the scope of ethics. Overall, the article contributes to the field to a great degree, given that it may be considered a piece of primary research that utilizes quantitative methods.
References
Holden, C., Van Nieuwerburgh, C. & Yates, J. (2019). Um, err, ahh, careers practitioners perceptions of weight: A thematic analysis. Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling, 42(1), 33–39.
Xu, S., Martinez, L. & Smith, N. A. (2020). The effects of attractiveness, gender and self-esteem in service jobs. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 32(1), 249–266.
Yates, J., Hooley, T., & Bagri, K. K. (2017). Good looks and good practice: The attitudes of career practitioners to attractiveness and appearance, British Journal of Guidance & Counselling 45(5), 547–561.