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Career Development among First-Year College Students: College Self-Efficacy, Student Persistence, and Academic Success.
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In this article, the authors investigated the career development of college student persistence decisions through the theoretical lens of social cognitive career theory (SCCT) and found that persistence decision-making in college students is influenced by their cognitive career development.Abstract:
The present study investigates the career development of college student persistence decisions through the theoretical lens of social cognitive career theory (SCCT). Specifically, the authors sough...read more
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Social cognitive career theory at 25: Empirical status of the interest, choice, and performance models
Robert W. Lent,Steven D. Brown +1 more
TL;DR: Social cognitive career theory (SCCT) consists of five interrelated models as mentioned in this paper, focusing on the determinants of educational and occupational interest, choice, and performance, with the larger goal of producing a unifying perspective on educational and career behavior.
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Dropout intentions in PhD Studies : a comprehensive model based on interpersonal relationships and motivational resources
David Litalien,Frédéric Guay +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a predictive model of dropout intentions was proposed based on self-determination theory (SDT), and the model posits that perceived competence decreases dropout intention, which is explained by autonomous and controlled regulations, which are in turn predicted by perceived psychological needs support provided by the student's advisor, faculties as well as other graduate students.
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Vocational Psychology: Agency, Equity, and Well-Being.
Steven D. Brown,Robert W. Lent +1 more
TL;DR: The present review organizes the vocational psychology literature published between 2007 and 2014 into three overarching themes: Promoting (a) agency in career development, (b) equity in the work force, and (c) well-being in work and educational settings.
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The mediating roles of academic self-efficacy and academic emotions in the relation between basic psychological needs satisfaction and learning engagement among Chinese adolescent students
TL;DR: In this article, a sample of 605 junior school students in China was examined by using a Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Scale, an Academic Self-efficacy Scale, academic emotions scale, and a Learning Engagement Scale to explore the relations among competence, autonomy, and relatedness satisfaction, academic selfefficacy, positive and negative academic emotions, and learning engagement.
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Stereotype threat as a barrier to women entering engineering careers
TL;DR: In this article, a study of 211 women undergraduate students majoring in engineering fields (73% White, mean age = 21 years) responded to measures of stigma consciousness and stereotype vulnerability as proxies for stereotype threat, along with measures of selfefficacy for coping with barriers (CWB) and academic self-efficacy.
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Toward a Unifying Social Cognitive Theory of Career and Academic Interest, Choice, and Performance
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a social cognitive framework for understanding three intricately linked aspects of career development: (a) the formation and elaboration of career-relevant interests, (b) selection of academic and career choice options, and (c) performance and persistence in educational and occupational pursuits.
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Self-efficacy and work-related performance: A meta-analysis.
TL;DR: This article examined the relationship between self-efficacy and work-related performance and found a significant weighted average correlation between selfefficacy, G (r+) =.38, and a signif
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Self-Motivation for Academic Attainment: The Role of Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Personal Goal Setting
TL;DR: In this paper, the causal role of students' self-efficacy beliefs and academic goals in self-motivated academic attainment was studied using path analysis procedures, where a path model of four selfmotivation variables and prior grades predicted students' final grades in social studies, R =.56.
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Relation of self-efficacy beliefs to academic outcomes: A meta-analytic investigation.
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Do Psychosocial and Study Skill Factors Predict College Outcomes? A Meta-Analysis.
Steven B. Robbins,Kristy J. Lauver,Huy Le,Daniel A. Davis,Ronelle Langley,Aaron H. Carlstrom +5 more
TL;DR: Meta-analyses confirmed the incremental contributions of the PSF over and above those of socioeconomic status, standardized achievement, and high school GPA in predicting college outcomes.