Career Decision-Making Within the College Social Microcosm

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn M. Pesch ◽  
Lisa M. Larson ◽  
Matthew T. Seipel
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Academic Major ◽  
Sense Of Control ◽  
Career Decision Making

The present investigation sought to examine whether the college social environment influences students’ career decision-making (CDM) processes. It was comprised of three overarching hypotheses: (1) uncertainty about one’s academic major would be devalued in the college social microcosm, (2) social exclusion would negatively impact four basic psychological needs (belonging, sense of control, social state self-esteem, and meaning in life), and in turn, (3) social exclusion along with the four needs would negatively impact career decision self-efficacy and vocational outcome expectations. Study 1 ( N = 433) presented participants with two fictional student vignettes (certain about major vs. uncertain) which they were asked to rate using a series of positive personality traits. Results revealed that the vignette portraying a student certain about his or her academic major was judged significantly more positively compared to an uncertain student ( d = .71). Study 2 ( N = 148) experimentally manipulated social exclusion to examine its effects on the four needs and on the two CDM variables. Two types of exclusion were used (career-based and personal); both led to significantly lower levels of the four needs when compared to the career-based inclusion condition. Moreover, belonging, sense of control, and meaning in life made significant contributions to both vocational variables. Conclusions and implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Investigation of the Relationship Between Adolescents’ Career Indecision, and Social Support Perception and Basic Psychological Needs

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Umay Bilge Baltacı ◽  
Kemal Öztemel ◽  
Zeliha Tras
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between high school students’ emotional and personality-related career decision-making difficulties (EPCD), perception of social support and basic psychological needs. The predictive effect of social support perception and basic psychological needs on EPCD will also be examined. In addition, it has been examined whether emotional and personality-related career decision-making difficulties differ according to some demographic variables. In this research, survey model was used. For collecting data, Personal information form; the EPCD-short form; New Psychological Needs Assessment Scale, were used. The data obtained in this research were analyzed using SPSS (20). In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics, independent groups t-test, ANOVA test, and correlation and regression analysis technique were used. In addition, a significant correlation was found between the mean scores of the students on the career difficulties, and the perceived social support, and the autonomy and the achievement. The findings were discussed as a part of the relevant literature and suggestions based on the findings were included.

scholarly journals Academic and Career Advising of Scanners

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arvid J. Bloom ◽  
Philip R. Tripp ◽  
Leigh S. Shaffer
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Career Path ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Academic Major ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Major Selection ◽  
Common Term ◽  
Career Advising ◽  
Final Selection

Scanners has become a common term for a recently identified category of people who find choosing just one interest or career path difficult (Sher, 2006). Academic and career advisors who work with scanners will likely find that these students have difficulty selecting an academic major or career path and that they seem to suffer anxiety and a palpable sense of loss with each attempt to make a final selection. We introduce the concept of scanners and describe a new self-report instrument called The Scanner Self Inventory (Bloom, 2009; Bloom & Tripp, 2011) that academic and career advisors can use to work with students who display unusual anxiety associated with major selection or career decision making.

scholarly journals Exploratory Honors Students: Academic Major and Career Decision Making

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessie Carduner ◽  
Gary M. Padak ◽  
Jamie Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Honors Students ◽  
Academic Major ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Freshman Year ◽  
Honors College ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Decision Making Processes

In this qualitative study, we investigated the academic major and career decision-making processes of honors college students who were declared as “exploratory” students in their freshman year at a large, public, midwestern university. We used semistandardized interviews and document analysis as primary data collection methods to answer four research questions. Results indicated that the 17 participants used aspects of rational choice and alternate models in making decisions. They perceived both advantages and disadvantages of their multipotentiality and developed strategies, such as selecting broad or multiple majors, to offset the disadvantages. Students consulted college academic advisors less than expected when making decisions, and they expressed more concern about happiness than either job availability or earnings than did students in other studies.

Factors Affecting Career Goals of Taiwanese College Athletes From Perspective of Social Cognitive Career Theory

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-206
Author(s):  
Chun-Chen Chan
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
College Athletes ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Vocational Interests ◽  
Career Goals ◽  
Career Decision Making

The present study attempted to identify the psychological processes associated with the career goals of Taiwanese college athletes. In order to identify the psychological processes potentially associated with career goals, the study drew upon social cognitive career theory (SCCT). The results supported SCCT indicating that career decision-making self-efficacy contributed to vocational interests, outcome expectations, and career goals. Social support was found to be related to career decision-making self-efficacy, and outcome expectations were found to be related to vocational interests. In addition, the results revealed that career decision-making self-efficacy and outcome expectations indirectly affected career goals through vocational interests and that social support indirectly affected career goals through career decision-making self-efficacy. However, the results did not support the hypothesis that social support and outcome expectations contributed to career goals. The practical implications of these findings in terms of the career counseling given to Taiwanese college athletes are discussed.

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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