Occupational/Career Decision-Making Thought Processes of Adolescents of High Intellectual Ability

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae Yup Jung
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Intellectual Ability ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Thought Processes ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Intellectually Gifted ◽  
Competing Models ◽  
Gifted Adolescents

Three competing models of the career decision-making thought processes of adolescents of high intellectual ability were tested in this study. Survey data were collected from 664 intellectually gifted Australian adolescents and analyzed using structural equation modeling procedures. The finally accepted, optimal model suggested that, regardless of cultural orientation, highly able adolescents may place importance on whether a future career will be interesting or enjoyable, which is a probable predictor of their attitudes toward careers and their eventual intentions to pursue particular careers. In addition, the model indicated that those careers considered interesting or enjoyable by intellectually gifted adolescents may also be intellectually stimulating.

scholarly journals The Occupational/Career Decision-Making Processes of Intellectually Gifted Adolescents From Economically Disadvantaged Backgrounds: A Mixed Methods Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae Yup Jung ◽  
Marie Young
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Economically Disadvantaged ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Intellectually Gifted ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Gifted Adolescents ◽  
Occupational Career

This mixed methods study investigated the occupational/career decision-making processes of intellectually gifted adolescents from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. In the first phase, interview data from 26 Australian adolescents, who were simultaneously intellectually gifted and of low socioeconomic status background, were analyzed using grounded theory to develop four models of occupational/career decision-making processes. In the second phase, a model that incorporated all of the constructs and relationships identified in each of the four models developed in the first phase of the study was tested and refined using structural equation modeling procedures on survey data collected from 917 economically disadvantaged intellectually gifted Australian adolescents. The resulting qualitatively developed and quantitatively refined model allowed for a clearer and a more complete understanding of the occupational/career decision-making processes of intellectually gifted adolescents from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Do Clients' Problem-Solving Appraisals Predict Career Counseling Outcomes or Vice Versa? A Reanalysis of Heppner, et al.

2009 ◽  
Vol 105 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1159-1166
Author(s):  
Dong-Gwi Lee ◽  
Hyun-Joo Park ◽  
Mary J. Heppner
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Career Counseling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vocational Identity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Counseling Clients

Using Heppner, et al.'s data from 2004, this study tested career counseling clients in the United States on problem-solving appraisal scores and career-related variables. A cross-lagged panel design with structural equation modeling was used. Results supported the link between clients' precounseling problem-solving appraisal scores and career outcome. This finding held for career decision-making, but not for vocational identity. The study provided further support for Heppner, et al.'s findings, highlighting the influential role of clients' problem-solving appraisals in advancing their career decision-making processes.

Career decision-making self-efficacy mediates the effect of social support on career adaptability: A longitudinal study

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunna Hou ◽  
Yuzhen Wu ◽  
Zhijun Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
The Individual

In constructivist approaches to research on career adaptability it has been conceptualized that the development of one’s career is formed from the interplay between the individual and the environment. In this study we utilized structural equation modeling analysis of longitudinal data obtained from 145 Chinese undergraduate students to examine the effects of social support and career decision-making self-efficacy on career adaptability. Our results provided important evidence regarding the effects of career decision-making self-efficacy, which functions as a significant mediator of the effects of social support on career adaptability. We provide integrative conclusions for explaining the relationships between the environment, the individual, and the individual’s career outcome, and have enriched constructivist theories of careers, providing implications for counseling and practice.

The Effect of Perfectionism on Career Adaptability and Career Decision-Making Difficulties

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danni Wang ◽  
Zhi-Jin Hou ◽  
Jing Ni ◽  
Lu Tian ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Career Counseling ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
High Standard ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Competing Models ◽  
Practical Recommendations

This study investigated categorization of perfectionism subtypes for Chinese undergraduates and the effects of perfectionism subtypes on career outcomes based on two prominent, competing models of perfectionism, the tripartite model and 2 × 2 model. Indices of career outcome were defined with career adaptability (positive) and career decision-making difficulties (negative). The results of both cluster analysis and latent profile analysis coincided with the four-subtype structure of the 2 × 2 model. The result of Bolck–Croon–Hagenaars modeling indicated that the pure high standard subtypes were the most functional while pure discrepancy subtypes were most dysfunctional. Mixed perfectionism subtypes were identified as having high career adaptability but also high risk for career decision-making while nonperfectionism subtypes possess low career decision-making difficulties but also low career adaptability. Based on these findings for perfectionism subtypes, we extrapolate practical recommendations for how this information could be pertinent to career counseling.

scholarly journals Relationship of Academic Performance and Academic Self-Concept with Career Decision-Making among UPM Undergraduate Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Siti Nadhirah Mohd Zaini ◽  
Ahmad Aizuddin Md Rami ◽  
Nurazidawati Mohamad Arsad ◽  
Mohd Ashraff Mohd Anuar
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Career Paths ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Grade Point

Abstract: Choosing the right career paths relevant to their future is probably one of the most challenging decisions confronting the majority of adolescents. Hence, recognition of the factors affecting students’ career decisions is more important than ever. This study aimed to investigate the effects of academic performance and academic self-concept in relation to career decision-making among UPM undergraduate students. A quantitative research design using a questionnaire was utilised. The questionnaire, one touching on academic self-concept and the other on career decision-making, was disseminated to the respondents via emails and through social network services in the form of Google Forms. For data on academic performance, the researcher based it on the students’ current Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) results. The Multi-stage cluster sampling method was employed to a total of 171 final-year undergraduates from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). The data were analysed using SmartPLS 3. The result of partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) revealed that the students’ academic self-concept directly and significantly affects their career decision-making. However, there is no direct relationship between academic performance and career decision-making. This study found that developing students’ academic self-concept can assist them to decide on their career paths.   Keywords: Academic achievement, Academic self-concept, Career choice, Higher education

Effects of work value orientation and academic major satisfaction on career decision-making self-efficacy

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 550-562
Author(s):  
Min Young Doo ◽  
Sung Hee Park
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Value Orientation ◽  
Academic Major ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Major Satisfaction ◽  
Work Value

Purpose An increasing number of students delay graduation or graduate without a job, because they are not ready to make a career decision. In addition, the growing number of young adults who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) has become a social concern in South Korea. To facilitate career decision-making of undergraduates, this study examined the effects of work value orientation and academic major orientation on career decision-making self-efficacy (CDMSE). The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships among South Korean undergraduates’ intrinsic work value orientation, extrinsic work value orientation, academic major satisfaction and CDMSE. Design/methodology/approach Based on the literature review, this study tested a research model using structural equation modeling with survey results of 217 undergraduates. Findings The research results indicated that intrinsic work value orientation influenced academic major satisfaction and CDMSE. However, extrinsic work value orientation turned out to influence neither academic major satisfaction nor CDMSE. Academic major satisfaction also seemed to affect the CDMSE of the students in this study. Originality/value This study contributes to the field of career development by explaining the significance of undergraduates’ intrinsic work value orientation and academic major satisfaction on career decision-making. Whereas most research has focused on the effects of CDMSE, this study investigated the factors that influence undergraduates’ CDMSE.

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