Career optimism: the roles of contextual support and career decision-making self-efficacy
Date
2015-02-08
Authors
Garcia, Patrick Raymund James M.
Restubog, Simon Lloyd D.
Bordia, Prashant
Bordia, Sarbari
Roxas, Rachel Edita O.
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Elsevier
Abstract
Drawing from the social cognitive theory (Bandura, 1986), we examined the role of parental support, teacher support, and career decision-making self-efficacy as sources of career optimism. We tested our proposed model using 235 computer science majors from a large university in the Philippines. Surveys were conducted over two measurement periods (1 year apart). Results
revealed that Time 1 parental and teacher support were positively associated with Time 2 career optimism. Furthermore, we found that these direct relationships were fully mediated by Time 1 career decision-making self-efficacy. These results remained significant even after controlling for neuroticism and past performance. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
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Career optimism, Parental support, Teacher support, Career decision-making self-efficacy, Social cognitive theory
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Source
Journal of Vocational Behavior
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Journal article