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The Relationship between Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy and Vocational Outcome Expectations of Preservice Special Education Teachers
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Baglama, Basak; Uzunboylu, Huseyin – South African Journal of Education, 2017
Social cognitive career theory, which is one of the most studied career approaches, recently proposed that self-efficacy and outcome expectations are important determinants of the career choice process. Career self-efficacy and vocational outcome expectations might both result in avoiding or having greater motivation levels in terms of career…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Decision Making, Self Efficacy, Career Development
Linking Socioeconomic Status to Social Cognitive Career Theory Factors: A Partial Least Squares Path Modeling Analysis
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Huang, Jie-Tsuen; Hsieh, Hui-Hsien – Journal of Career Assessment, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate the contributions of socioeconomic status (SES) in predicting social cognitive career theory (SCCT) factors. Data were collected from 738 college students in Taiwan. The results of the partial least squares (PLS) analyses indicated that SES significantly predicted career decision self-efficacy (CDSE);…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Social Theories, Epistemology, Least Squares Statistics
An Examination of the Role of Attachment and Efficacy in Life Satisfaction
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Wright, Stephen L.; Perrone, Kristin M. – Counseling Psychologist, 2010
The study examined interrelationships between attachment, social self-efficacy, career decision-making self-efficacy, and life satisfaction. Social cognitive career theory and attachment theory were integrated to provide a framework for this study. A conceptual model was proposed and tested to determine if social self-efficacy and career decision…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Attachment Behavior, Self Efficacy, Career Choice
Decision-Making Self-Efficacy and Barriers in Career Decision Making among Community College Students
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Kelly, Rosemary R.; Hatcher, Tim – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
This study explored differences between career decision-making self-efficacy (CDMSE) and career barriers of students enrolled in applied technology programs compared to those enrolled in college transfer. Participants in the ex post facto cross-sectional survey included 787 students at a community college. The following research questions were…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Barriers, Self Efficacy, College Students
The Impact of Attachment on Career-Related Variables: A Review of the Literature and Proposed Theoretical Framework to Guide Future Research
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Wright, Stephen L.; Perrone, Kristin M. – Journal of Career Development, 2008
There has been a significant amount of research investigation focused on the construct of attachment, and also a significant amount of research investigation using the social cognitive career theory (SCCT). More recently, researchers have investigated the influence of attachment on career-related variables. Studies that focus on both attachment…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Attachment Behavior, Social Cognition
The Relationship among Support, Ethnic Identity, Career Decision Self-Efficacy, and Outcome Expectations in African American High School Students: Applying Social Cognitive Career Theory
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Gushue, George V.; Whitson, Melissa L. – Journal of Career Development, 2006
This study examines the influence of two potential sources of strength (i.e., ethnic identity and parent/teacher support) on the cognitive variables of career decision self-efficacy and outcome expectations in a sample of 104 African American ninth-grade students. The results indicate that parental support is positively related to career decision…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Self Efficacy, Career Choice, Decision Making