Document Type
Research Paper
Abstract
This study was designed to assess the effects of self-efficacy on college students in their pursuit of ideal occupations and to develop a model of the relationship between self-efficacy and vocational decisiveness. One hundred seventy-three participants completed questionnaires measuring self-efficacy, career aspirations, career decisiveness, pursuit of career goals, and practicality of career goals. Students with high levels of self-efficacy were more likely to pursue their ideal occupation and more determined in their pursuit of career goals than students with lower levels of self-efficacy. Career counselors should focus their attention on students' assessments of their skills as well as on students' perceptions of their majors.
Publication Date
1999
Journal Title
Conference Proceedings: Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference
Volume
3
Issue
1
First Page
95
Last Page
100
Copyright
©1999 by the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Publisher
University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Recommended Citation
Helland, Katherine R. and Harton, Helen C.
(1999)
"Self-Efficacy, Decisiveness, and the Pursuit of Ideal Career Aspirations,"
Conference Proceedings: Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference: Vol. 3:
Iss.
1, Article 17.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/csbsproceedings/vol3/iss1/17
