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Acculturation, Language Use, and Demographic Variables as Predictors of the Career Self‐Efficacy of Latino Career Counseling Clients
Author(s) -
Miranda Alexis O.,
Umhoefer Debra L.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of multicultural counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2161-1912
pISSN - 0883-8534
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1912.1998.tb00182.x
Subject(s) - acculturation , psychology , career counseling , clinical psychology , counseling psychology , self efficacy , career development , social psychology , applied psychology , immigration , history , archaeology
A sample of 95 Latino career counseling clients of a social services agency voluntarily completed a demographic questionnaire, the American‐International Relations Scale (Sodowsky & Plake, 1991), and a questionnaire designed to assess career self‐efficacy (Bandura, 1977, 1986; Betz & Hackett, 1981). Acculturation and English language use predicted career self‐efficacy, unlike years of residence in the United States, age, and educational level ( p < .05). The Implications of the results to career counseling for Latinos are discussed.