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Effects of Social Supports on the Career Choice Consideration of Chinese Farmers: A Social Cognitive Perspective
Author(s) -
Zhao Li
Publication year - 2012
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.2161-0045.2012.00027.x
Subject(s) - social cognitive theory , psychology , dual (grammatical number) , mediation , perspective (graphical) , career development , china , cognition , social psychology , sample (material) , sociology , social science , political science , art , literature , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , computer science , law , chemistry , chromatography
Drawing from social cognitive career theory (Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994), this study explored social supports’ influence on the career choice consideration of farmers during China's current process of urbanization. A questionnaire was designed based on interviews with 140 people and a pretest with a sample of 419 participants. A total of 628 participants were involved in the formal questionnaire survey. Results indicated that social supports had a dual effect: Positive supports were indirectly related to career choice consideration through the mediation of career self‐efficacy, whereas negative supports were related to career choice consideration directly. Implications for future research and the development of a career guidance and social support system for Chinese farmers are discussed.