The authors tested a model based on the satisfaction model of social cognitive career theory (SCCT) that links college students’ affective commitment to their major (the emotional identification that students feel toward their area of... more
The authors tested a model based on the satisfaction model of social cognitive career theory (SCCT) that links college students’ affective commitment to their major (the emotional identification that students feel toward their area of study) with career decision self-efficacy (CDSE) and career outcome expectations. Results indicate that CDSE mediates the relationship between affective commitment to the major and career outcome expectations, specifically expected career performance and satisfaction. Further, students’ perception of abilities–demands fit with their major interacts with affective commitment to moderate these direct and indirect effects. The authors discuss these findings in light of SCCT and develop recommendations for career counselors and academic advisors based on their results.
Despite the laudable missions of business education, researchers and educators have continued to lament over the alarming rates of unemployment and underemployment among graduates and dropout among students. These unpleasant situations... more
Despite the laudable missions of business education, researchers and educators have continued to lament over the alarming rates of unemployment and underemployment among graduates and dropout among students. These unpleasant situations show that business education students' lack the opportunity to learn-by-doing, observe role models, receive positive encouragement from teachers and counselors, and be emotionally aroused. The non-existence of these self-efficacy antecedents seem to hinder business education students' decisions to make the best and optimal educational choices that would enable them to acquire the requisite skills and abilities to engage in entrepreneurial and lifelong learning career activities. The purpose of this research therefore is to assess the influence of self-efficacy antecedents on career decision-making among business education students in federal universities in south-south, Nigeria. Four research questions were asked and answered using mean and standard deviation statistics and four null hypotheses were tested using t-test statistic. A survey design was employed for the research. A four-point scaled questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection. A sample of 198 students from the University of Benin and University of Uyo, participated in the research. The instrument was validated by 4 experts, 2 from business education and 2 from measurement and evaluation. The reliability coefficient obtained using Cronbach' alpha method was .91. The research found that self-efficacy antecedents do not have influence on career decision-making among business education students in federal universities in south-southern, Nigeria. The hypotheses showed a significant difference in male and female students' responses as regards the influence of self-efficacy antecedents on career decision-making. There was a significant difference in office and accounting education students' responses as regards the influence of self-efficacy antecedents on career decision-making. It was recommended, among others, that strategies should be put in place to develop business education student's self-confidence in order for the students to engage in entrepreneurial and lifelong learning career activities later in life.
Introduction: The present study examined the relation between managers' leadership style and burnout through career self-efficacy in the framework of a scientific model. Methodology: The study participants included 240 nurses (205 women,... more
Introduction: The present study examined the relation between managers' leadership style and burnout through career self-efficacy in the framework of a scientific model. Methodology: The study participants included 240 nurses (205 women, 35 men) from Shiraz city hospitals who were selected based on random multistage cluster sampling method. The participants completed three questionnaires of leadership style inventory, career self-efficacy and burnout. The model was analyzed using multiple regression method in simultaneous style based on Baron & Kenni stages. Result & Conclusion: The results showed that: a) managers leadership style is predictive of burnout dimensions, b) managers leadership style is predictive of career self-efficacy dimensions. Totally, the present study findings and Sobel test results showed that career self-efficacy has a moderate role between managers' leadership style and burnout.
