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Career Decision‐Making Self‐Efficacy Change in Italian High School Students
Author(s) -
Chiesa Rita,
Massei Fabio,
Guglielmi Dina
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/jcad.12077
Subject(s) - psychology , intervention (counseling) , self efficacy , vocational education , anxiety , cognitive information processing , career counseling , career development , medical education , applied psychology , clinical psychology , social psychology , pedagogy , medicine , psychiatry
The authors explored the effects of a structured‐group career intervention among 280 Italian high school students. Hierarchical linear models indicated the intervention's effectiveness in increasing career decision‐making self‐efficacy and, consequently, career exploration, but not in decreasing career choice anxiety. In addition, partial confirmation was found for the moderating effects of participants' expectations and motivation to change on the relationship between career decision‐making self‐efficacy and career choice anxiety. The findings support the development of a systematic vocational guidance program in Italian schools.