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Predictors of Student and Career Decision‐Making Self‐Efficacy Among Nontraditional College Women
Author(s) -
Quimby Julie L.,
O'Brien Karen M.
Publication year - 2004
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.2161-0045.2004.tb00949.x
Subject(s) - psychology , psychological intervention , career counseling , social support , self efficacy , vocational education , variance (accounting) , cognitive information processing , medical education , career portfolio , social cognitive theory , applied psychology , social psychology , career development , medicine , pedagogy , accounting , business , psychiatry
A study of 354 nontraditional college women found robust levels of confidence in their ability to manage the student role and pursue career‐related tasks. Findings indicated that perceived career barriers and social support accounted for variance in student and career decision‐making self‐efficacy for nontraditional college women with and without children. Social support added to the prediction of self‐efficacy over and above the contribution of perceived barriers. The discussion focuses on recommendations for career counseling interventions to facilitate educational and vocational success among nontraditional college women.