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Article: Predictors of student and career decision-making self-efficacy among nontraditional college women.(career counseling)
- Article from:
- Career Development Quarterly
- Article date:
- June 1, 2004
- Author:
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A study of 354 nontraditional college women found robust levels of
confidence in their ability to manage the student role and pursue
career-related tasks. Findings indicated that perceived career
barriers and social support accounted for variance in student and
career decision-making self-efficacy for nontraditional college women
with and without children. Social support added to the prediction of
self-efficacy over and above the contribution of perceived barriers.
The discussion focuses on recommendations for career counseling
interventions to facilitate educational and vocational success among
nontraditional college women.
Historically, many ...
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