scholarly journals Relationships of Vocational Interest Congruence, Differentiation, and Elevation to Career Preparedness Among University Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa K. Jaensch ◽  
Andreas Hirschi ◽  
Daniel Spurk
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Career Planning ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
General Interest ◽  
Career Decidedness ◽  
Vocational Interest ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Interest Differentiation ◽  
Interest Congruence

Abstract. Vocational interest characteristics – interest congruence, interest differentiation, and general interest level (elevation) – are useful indicators for career development. However, research on these issues has primarily focused on adolescents in the transition from school to work and analyzed a limited set of career-related correlates. This study extends this line of research by exploring the relationships of interest congruence, interest differentiation, and interest elevation with several indicators of career preparedness (i. e., career planning, occupational self-efficacy beliefs, career decidedness, and career engagement) among a sample of emerging adults during their university studies in Germany. Data from 239 students representing a wide range of majors were collected via an online questionnaire. Controlling for sociodemographic variables, multiple regression analyses revealed that differentiation was positively associated with career decidedness and career engagement and elevation was positively related to occupational self-efficacy beliefs and career engagement. We discuss the findings regarding the importance of differences in vocational interest characteristics for the career preparedness of university students.

scholarly journals Media Exposure to Climate Change, Anxiety, and Efficacy Beliefs in a Sample of Italian University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 9358
Author(s):  
Daniela Acquadro Maran ◽  
Tatiana Begotti
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Ecological Impacts ◽  
Television Programs ◽  
Collective Self ◽  
The Media ◽  
Climate Crisis

The climate crisis poses a serious threat to the health and well-being of individuals. For many, climate change knowledge is derived from indirect exposure to information transmitted through the media. Such content can elicit a variety of emotional responses, including anger, sadness, despair, fear, and guilt. Worry and anxiety are especially common responses, usually referred to as “climate anxiety”. The main objectives of this study were to analyze how exposure to climate change through the media relates to climate anxiety and individual and collective self-efficacy, and to evaluate the relationship between climate anxiety and efficacy beliefs. A total of 312 Italian university students (aged 18–26 years) participated in the research by filling out an anonymous questionnaire. Participants reported being exposed several times per week to information about climate change, especially from social media, newspapers, and television programs. Moreover, the results showed that the attention paid to information about climate change was not only positively related to climate anxiety, but also to individual and collective self-efficacy. Most notably, participants’ efficacy beliefs were found to be positively related to climate anxiety. This somewhat controversial finding stresses that, in the context of pro-environmental behavior changes, a moderate level of anxiety could engender feelings of virtue, encouraging people to rethink actions with negative ecological impacts.

scholarly journals University mathematics students’ self-efficacy beliefs about proof and proving

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antti Viholainen ◽  
Timo Tossavainen ◽  
Hanna Viitala ◽  
Maria Johansson
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
University Mathematics ◽  
Mathematical Proofs ◽  
Proof And Proving

We examine university students’ motivation and self-efficacy beliefs about proof and proving, i.e., beliefs about personal abilities to understand, construct and present mathematical proofs, as well as their certainty about self-produced proofs. The sample of the study consists of 29 Finnish and Swedish students who were studying mathematics in tertiary level. The results show that the students were highly motivated to learn to understand and construct proofs, but they were more uncertain about their proving skills. Moreover, the study revealed reasons for the uncertainty about proving achievements. Most of the reasons are caused by deficiencies with respect to knowledge of, understanding about or experience from proof and proving.

scholarly journals Perceived Employability, Academic Commitment, and Competency of University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Study of Student Well-Being

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincenza Capone ◽  
Leda Marino ◽  
Miriam Sang-Ah Park
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Career Planning ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Perceived Employability ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental Well Being

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has led to the closure of schools and universities, which forced students to reorganize their daily and academic lives. The pandemic has thus impacted the well-being of students in various ways. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the perceived employability, self-efficacy, ambition, organizational commitment, and career planning of students, as well as mental well-being, student engagement, and academic burnout during the pandemic. A total of 269 Italian university students participated in an online questionnaire. Our results highlight that students experienced high levels of uncertainty about their employability and career planning. In contrast, however, they reported healthy levels of mental well-being and student engagement, high career ambitions, and strong self-efficacy, despite the impact of COVID-19. We suggested that intervention and supportive programs should be offered to students over the long term in order to minimize the negative impact of the pandemic.

scholarly journals Computer-related metacognitive and self-efficacy beliefs of university students: A Japanese case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-348
Author(s):  
James Saunders-Wyndham ◽  
Eleanor Smith ◽  
Travis H. Past
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Japanese Case
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