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Latina/o College Students' Perceptions of Career Barriers: Influence of Ethnic Identity, Acculturation, and Self‐Efficacy
Author(s) -
MejiaSmith Brenda,
Gushue George V.
Publication year - 2017
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.12127
Subject(s) - acculturation , ethnic group , identity (music) , psychology , perception , path analysis (statistics) , social cognitive theory , social psychology , self efficacy , sociology , anthropology , statistics , physics , mathematics , neuroscience , acoustics
Path analysis was used to explore the tenets of social cognitive career theory with a sample of 357 Latina/o college students. A modified path model revealed that career decision self‐efficacy (CDSE) mediated the influence of ethnic identity and acculturation level on the perception of career barriers. The findings point to the role of ethnic identity in augmenting Latina/o college students' CDSE and increasing awareness about career barriers. Implications for theory, research, and practice are discussed.