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The Relevance of Self‐Evaluations for Students' Career Optimism
Author(s) -
Bubic Andreja
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/joec.12059
Subject(s) - optimism , psychology , competence (human resources) , self efficacy , social psychology , vocational education , psychological intervention , perception , career counseling , amotivation , applied psychology , intrinsic motivation , pedagogy , neuroscience , psychiatry
This study investigated how people's beliefs regarding their vocational abilities (i.e., career decision self‐efficacy) are associated with their perceived academic control, self‐liking, and self‐competence. It also assessed the relevance of these 4 types of self‐beliefs for personal job optimism among 268 Croatian college students. Results indicated that participants' career decision self‐efficacy and perceptions of their chances of finding jobs nationwide were significant predictors of personal job optimism. Furthermore, the influences of self‐competence and perceived academic control on personal job optimism were mediated by career decision self‐efficacy. These results extend previous research and may be informative for vocational guidance interventions.