The Mediating Roles of Career Self-Efficacy and Career Decidedness in the Relationship between Contextual Support and Persistence

Autor/inn/en	Restubog, Simon Lloyd D.; Florentino, Afryll R.; Garcia, Patrick Raymund James M.
Titel	The Mediating Roles of Career Self-Efficacy and Career Decidedness in the Relationship between Contextual Support and Persistence
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Behavior, 77 (2010) 2, S.186-195 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0001-8791
DOI	10.1016/j.jvb.2010.06.005
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Self Efficacy; Academic Persistence; Influences; Social Support Groups; Correlation; Career Choice; Career Counseling; Student Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Korrelation; Schülerbefragung
Abstract	Drawing from Social cognitive career theory, we examined how types of contextual support (e.g., parental support and number of career counseling sessions received) influence persistence. In addition, we test the roles of career self-efficacy and career decidedness as mediating mechanisms in the relationship between these types of contextual support and persistence. One hundred forty-six undergraduate students were surveyed over three measurement periods. Data were collected from multiple sources: surveys from students and parents and students' archival data. Results provided support for our hypothesized mediated model. Time 1 student and parent ratings of support and Time 1 number of counseling sessions received were related to greater Time 2 career self-efficacy and Time 2 career decidedness. This in turn was associated with Time 3 persistence (i.e., reduced academic program turnover). Theoretical and applied implications are discussed. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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