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Gender and Ethnic Differences in Career Goal Attainment
Author(s) -
Perrone Kristin M.,
Sedlacek William E.,
Alexander Charlene M.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2001.tb00981.x
Subject(s) - ethnic group , multivariate analysis of variance , psychology , social cognitive theory , perception , career development , social psychology , career counseling , applied psychology , medical education , sociology , medicine , machine learning , neuroscience , anthropology , computer science
The purpose of this study was to examine barriers to and facilitators of career goals among college students in the framework of the Social Cognitive Career Theory (R. W. Lent, S. D. Brown, & G. Hackétt, 1994). Questionnaires were completed by 2,743 college freshmen. Chi‐square tests and MANOVA were used to analyze the data. The authors found gender and ethnic differences in perceptions of barriers to career goals. Differences were found by ethnicity, but not by gender, in perceptions of facilitators of career goals. The authors examined factors influencing career choice goals and specific barriers and facilitators. They discuss implications for career counselors.