Career optimism: THE roles of contextual support and career decision-making self-efficacy

Patrick Raymund James M. Garcia*, Simon Lloyd D. Restubog, Prashant Bordia, Sarbari Bordia, Rachel Edita O. Roxas

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    Abstract

    Drawing from the social cognitive theory (Bandura, 1986), we examined the role of parental support, teacher support, and career decision-making self-efficacy as sources of career optimism. We tested our proposed model using 235 computer science majors from a large university in the Philippines. Surveys were conducted over two measurement periods (1. year apart). Results revealed that Time 1 parental and teacher support were positively associated with Time 2 career optimism. Furthermore, we found that these direct relationships were fully mediated by Time 1 career decision-making self-efficacy. These results remained significant even after controlling for neuroticism and past performance. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)10-18
    Number of pages9
    JournalJournal of Vocational Behavior
    Volume88
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2015

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