Journal of Counseling Research

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare job adaptation indicators for men and women in crisis. Methods: The present research method is mixed (qualitative-quantitative). Families living in city of Sarpolzahab who remained in their city after the Kermanshah earthquake and adapted to the conditions of their area of ​​residence were the sample population. Cluster random sampling method was used to select the sample members. Five districts were selected from the total number of families living in city of Sarpolzahab, in which 380 families were selected as the research sample. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to measure job adaptation to crisis. The construction and adjustment of this questionnaire was obtained through statistical themes from qualitative data. In the present study, the total validity coefficient of the job matching questionnaire with crisis was 0.886. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to analyze the data and Tukey post-hoc test results were reported in more detail. Findings: The findings showed that the components of professional adaptation (professional occupations based on ability and skill, professional occupations based on knowledge and professional occupations based on motivation) did not differ significantly between men and women. Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present study, it can be concluded that due to the crisis, women and men, due to their gender roles, the necessary adaptation happened in the crisis and no significant difference was found between them in terms of job adaptation.