An Examination of the Role of Attachment and Efficacy in Life Satisfaction

Autor/inn/en	Wright, Stephen L.; Perrone, Kristin M.
Titel	An Examination of the Role of Attachment and Efficacy in Life Satisfaction
Quelle	In: Counseling Psychologist, 38 (2010) 6, S.796-823 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0011-0000
DOI	10.1177/0011000009359204
Schlagwörter	Life Satisfaction; Attachment Behavior; Self Efficacy; Career Choice; Decision Making; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Models; Social Theories; Career Decision Making Self Efficacy Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensvollendung; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Schülerverhalten; Analogiemodell; Gesellschaftstheorie
Abstract	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 self-efficacy were full or partial mediators between attachment and life satisfaction. Structural equation modeling methods were utilized to test the model. Findings indicated that social self-efficacy and career decision self-efficacy partially mediated between attachment and life satisfaction among college students, the majority of whom were Caucasian females. This lends support to the idea that adult attachment is a fundamental source of efficacy information and operates as a critical component in college students' perceptions of their efficacy in the domains of close relationships and career decisions, both of which impact life satisfaction. Implications for practice and research are discussed. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10