The Relationship of Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy, Vocational Identity, and Career Exploration Behavior in African American High School Students
This study explores the relationship between the social cognitive construct of career decision-making self-efficacy and the outcome variables of vocational identity and career exploration behaviors in a sample of 72 urban African American high school students. The results indicate that higher levels...
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Published in | Journal of career development Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 19 - 28 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Thousand Oaks, CA
Sage Publications
01.09.2006
SAGE Publications |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | This study explores the relationship between the social cognitive construct of career decision-making self-efficacy and the outcome variables of vocational identity and career exploration behaviors in a sample of 72 urban African American high school students. The results indicate that higher levels of career decision-making self-efficacy are related to both a more differentiated vocational self-concept and to greater engagement with career exploration activities. Implications for career guidance and future research are discussed. |
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ISSN: | 0894-8453 1556-0856 |
DOI: | 10.1177/0894845305283004 |