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Factors related to a college student's career optimism and their perception of career services
Author(s) -
Thompson Dorothy A.,
Dent Heidi L.,
Fine Monica B.
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
higher education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.976
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1468-2273
pISSN - 0951-5224
DOI - 10.1111/hequ.12408
Subject(s) - optimism , psychology , cognitive information processing , perception , career counseling , vocational education , social cognitive theory , career portfolio , career development , career education , medical education , social psychology , applied psychology , pedagogy , medicine , neuroscience
A student's expectation for a positive outcome for their future career development is referred to as career optimism. Career Services, a common university department, utilizes the social cognitive career theory (SCCT) to understand how students form career interests and make educational and vocational choices. Then Career Services can assist students in finding a career that matches their interests. We hypothesize that students' perception of the assistance provided by the Career Services department when the SCCT is applied, impacts the student's career optimism. In addition, we hypothesize, and results support, that different factors, such as a student's chosen major, impact student perception of Career Services and career optimism.