Expanding and Adapting the Protean Career Management Scale for University Students (PCMS-U)

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ludmila F. Liberato Borges ◽  
Alexsandro L. De Andrade ◽  
Manoela Ziebell de Oliveira ◽  
Valeschka Martins Guerra
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Career Management ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Protean Career ◽  
Confirmatory Analysis ◽  
Adequate Evidence

AbstractMany changes in the socioeconomic scenario led to the emergence of different models of career guidance, among which the protean career stands out. This model works with the prospect of a career that is self-directed and aligned with personal values, with important propositions for both professionals and students entering the work market. In the Brazilian scenario, however, there is a lack of appropriate measures to evaluate protean aspects among college students without work experience. Thus, the present study aimed at adapting and validating the attitudes towards the Protean Career Scale to this population. The sample consisted of 902 students aging from 18 to 30 years old (M = 22.52; SD = 6.53) attending 34 different undergraduate courses. Exploratory and confirmatory analysis attested the two-dimensional nature of the scale structure. The reliability indexes were satisfactory: over .65. The correlation between the protean models and factors such as personality, values, and locus of control provided adequate evidence of the measure’s predictive validity (p < .05).

Understanding the Career Development of Underprepared College Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 452-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amber N. Hughes ◽  
Melinda M. Gibbons
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Career Development ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Family Influence ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Career Theory ◽  
Underprepared College Students

The purpose of this study was to examine the career development of underprepared college students using relational career theory. Specifically, the constructs of family influence, locus of control, and career decision-making self-efficacy were explored as they relate to perceived success in college. Significant correlations between external locus of control and family expectations, financial support, and values and beliefs were found indicating that greater family influence is related to external control. Additionally, higher levels of career decision-making self-efficacy were related to internal locus of control and informational support from family. These findings support previous research as well as theorized relational career theory connections.

Locus of Control, Political Attitudes, and Voting Behavior in a College-Age Population

1972 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 529-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward B. Blanchard ◽  
M. Eugene Scarboro
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Voting Behavior ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Older Students ◽  
College Age ◽  
Activity Factor ◽  
Previous Election ◽  
First Time

Rotter's (1966) I-E Scale and Mirels' (1970) Political Activity Factor derived from that scale were shown to have no significant value in predicting the voting behavior or political attitudes of 18- or 19-yr.-old college students voting for the first time or of older students who had been eligible to vote in a previous election Parental voting behavior and political attitudes were not significantly related to those behaviors and attitudes in students.

Locus of Control and Chinese College Students

1977 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosina C. Lao ◽  
Chong-Jen Chuang ◽  
Kuo-Shu Yang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Chinese College Students

A Cross-Cultural Study on the Vocational Identity of American and Korean University Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 122 (6) ◽  
pp. 2348-2365
Author(s):  
Boyoung Kim ◽  
Gyuyoung Ha ◽  
Jiwon Kim ◽  
Joonyoung Yang ◽  
Suhyun Suh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vocational Identity ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Identity Status ◽  
Status Assessment

The purpose of this study was to examine the cross-cultural differences in vocational identity between American and Korean university students using the Vocational Identity Status Assessment. A total of 881 university students in both the United States and South Korea were sampled in this study assessing vocational identity. We compared means of latent variables (six dimensions of Vocational Identity Status Assessment in the present study) using latent mean analysis. The results indicated that Korean students showed higher scores on Career Self-doubt and Career Flexibility, whereas American students showed higher scores on In-breadth Exploration, In-depth Exploration, Commitment Making, and Commitment Identification. These results indicated the components of vocational identity that should be considered while providing career guidance to college students from diverse backgrounds. Implications for understanding the cultural differences of college students’ vocational identity and the need for conducting cross-cultural comparison studies to provide insights about the vocational development of college students in cross-cultural settings are discussed.

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