Contextual Factors Related to African American Adolescent Career Development.

Autor/in	Bounds, Patrice S
Titel	Contextual Factors Related to African American Adolescent Career Development.
Quelle	In: The Career development quarterly, (2017) 2, S.131-144 PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext (2); PDF als Volltext (3) Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-7764
DOI	10.1002/cdq.12087
Schlagwörter	Academic self‐concept; Career decision self‐efficacy; African American career development; Ethnic identity; Educational evaluation; Career development; Ethnicity; Methods; Analysis; Academic achievement; Psychology; Career development planning; Careers; African Americans; Cultural identity; Black students; Teenagers
Abstract	African American adolescents’ career development has gained increased attention in light of various barriers affecting their educational and career development goals. The author examined relationships among career decision self‐efficacy, ethnic identity, and academic self‐concept of 104 African American high school students enrolled in Upward Bound programs. Participants responded to measures of career decision self‐efficacy, ethnic identity, and academic self‐concept. Results indicated that career decision self‐efficacy was significantly and positively correlated with ethnic identity and academic self‐concept. In addition, academic self‐concept was found to be a stronger predictor of career decision self‐efficacy than was ethnic identity. The results of this study may assist counselors, teachers, administrators, and parents to understand career decision self‐efficacy as it relates to ethnic identity, academic self‐concept, and demographic variables. This research supports the need for continued career‐related interventions within the schools designed to focus on factors related to ethnic minorities to help foster their career development.
Erfasst von	OLC
Update	2022/1/02