Career Group Effects on Career Indecision, Career Maturity, and Locus of Control of Undergraduate Clients

Brusoski, Gloria Cataldo; Golin, Anne K.; Gallagher, Robert P.; Moore, Marti

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“…In particular, students who are more mature tend to also be more career decided (Brusoki, Gollin, Gallagher, & Moore, 1993;Rogers & Westbrook, 1983). In particular, students who are more mature tend to also be more career decided (Brusoki, Gollin, Gallagher, & Moore, 1993;Rogers & Westbrook, 1983).…”

Section: Career Maturitymentioning

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Career Maturity and Well-Being as Determinants of Occupational Status of Recent School Leavers

Patton

Creed²,

Muller

2002

Journal of Adolescent Research

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The present study tracked a group of Year 12 students 9 months after leaving high school and sought to identify whether age, gender, data on career maturity, psychological wellbeing, and school achievement reported while still at school could be identified as predictors of occupational status. Data on these variables were able to identify broad postschool occupational groupings of school leavers at Time 2 (T2), whether they were in full-time study, full-time employment, or unemployed/part-time employed. Findings support the assertion that career maturity is a predictor of a successful postschool transition. Discussion focuses on the need to explore movements between the occupational groupings and implications for school-based interventions.Changes in the world of work for adolescents create an imperative to prepare individuals with the necessary skills for more complex and multiple job/ career transitions. Early work experience in a full-time job has been the major stepping stone for young people to adult life since the end of the Second World War. However, significant changes in the nature and structure of the work force during the 1990s meant that this stepping stone was largely removed. The proportion of 15-to 19-year-olds with a full-time job fell from 28% at the beginning of the 1990s to 17% by mid-1996. However, data also show that these 15-to 19-year-olds are all not in full-time education. Although the 1980s saw a significant growth in school completion, peaking in 1992 at 77%, the years since then have illustrated an annual decline, to a low

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Section: Career Maturitymentioning

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Career Maturity and Well-Being as Determinants of Occupational Status of Recent School Leavers

Patton

Creed²,

Muller

2002

Journal of Adolescent Research

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“…Weinstein et al (2002) found that students who perceived having more control experienced less career-related anxiety and used more problem-focused coping strategies to solve career issues than those who felt less control. Furthermore, primary control can be considered somewhat synonymous with an internal locus of control, which has been associated with less career indecision (Taylor 1982) and greater career maturity (Brusoski et al 1993;Kornspan and Etzel 2001) among college students.…”

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Relieving career anxiety and indecision: the role of undergraduate students’ perceived control and faculty affiliations

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As educators and mentors, we often focus on helping undergraduate students make career decisions. However, there is also value in helping alleviate career anxiety and indecision, both of which impede decision-making and are not automatically resolved once a decision is made. This research examined the role of individual differences (age, gender, and perceived control) and learning environment variables (year in university, participation in an orientation program, and faculty affiliations) as predictors of undergraduates' (n = 844) career-related anxiety and indecision. Traditional individual difference variables like age and gender had little effect whereas perceived control (primary and secondary) predicted lower levels of career anxiety and indecision. The outcomes were not influenced by environmental factors such as year in university or completion of an orientation program, but students' self-reported faculty affiliation had significant effects. Students who were not affiliated with any specific faculty reported more indecision than students in arts, science, and professional faculties. Likewise, students in professional faculties had less career anxiety and career indecision than arts students. The implications of these results for potential interventions and future research are discussed.

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“…Previous studies showed that internal LOC is more closely associated with career development as compared to external LOC (Brusoski et al, 1993;Blustein, 1998). Luzzo and Ward (1995) revealed that individuals with Internal locus of control (ILOC) are more likely to exhibit skills related to own career development (␤ ϭ 0.32, p Ͻ 0.05).…”

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Predictors of protean career and the moderating role of career strategies among professionals in Malaysian Electrical and Electronics (E & E) Industry

Wong

Rasdi

2015

European Journal of Training and Development

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of individually related variables and the moderating role of career strategies on protean career among professionals in Malaysian Electrical & Electronics (E&E) industry. Design/methodology/approach -Research data were gathered from a sample of 306 of professional employees in 18 E&E multinational corporations in Malaysia. Partial least squares structural equation modelling was employed to examine the influences of individually related factors and the moderating role of career strategies on protean career. Findings -The results demonstrate that individually related variables, namely, self-efficacy, outcome expectation, goal orientation and locus of control are viewed as potential predictors of protean career. There are significant moderating effects of career strategies on the relationship between goal orientation and protean career among professional employees. Research limitations/implications -This paper provide an empirical framework to explain protean career based on the review of career-related literatures. Practical implications -The findings provide implications to both individuals and human resource development (HRD) practitioners on new career trends of protean career. Practical interventions are suggested to assist individuals and organizations towards protean career development. Social implications -This paper supports individual protean career development. Originality/value -This paper offers new insight into the predicting factors of protean career and its moderating role on career strategies.

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Career Group Effects on Career Indecision, Career Maturity, and Locus of Control of Undergraduate Clients

Cited by 21 publications

References 26 publications

Career Maturity and Well-Being as Determinants of Occupational Status of Recent School Leavers

Career Maturity and Well-Being as Determinants of Occupational Status of Recent School Leavers

Relieving career anxiety and indecision: the role of undergraduate students’ perceived control and faculty affiliations

Predictors of protean career and the moderating role of career strategies among professionals in Malaysian Electrical and Electronics (E & E) Industry

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