The influence of occupational values on college students’ willingness to apply for civil servants: The mediating role of political efficacy

Ni, Jian; Shen, Yan; Chen, Chunmei; Liu, Xiangfu

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1020863

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“…For instance, extroverted people might be drawn to occupations requiring much social interaction, whereas introverted people might favour analytical or solitary work. Students can nd suitable career paths that t their innate tendencies and preferences by considering personality traits (Gu et al, 2020;Ni et al, 2022). Similarly, students with high self-e cacy in uence or connect to career-related tasks.…”

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Determinants of First-year Students' Career Path in Ghana

Kissi-Abrokwah,

Krog,

Tutu-Danquah

et al. 2023

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A successful career chosen by the student is the essential component in academic success. The aim of this study was to examine the determinants of first-year students' career paths in Ghana. The study was underpinned by Trait and Factor Theory (TFT), Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), and the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). The study was based on interpretive philosophical assumptions, and a qualitative approach was used to investigate the factors that influence the choice of career path of first-year university students in Ghana. All in all, 36 students were purposefully selected in three focus groups. The study found that socioeconomic, educational, sociocultural, and individual factors were the key determinants of a student’s career path. The study concluded that students from wealthy backgrounds have greater flexibility in choosing career paths that align with their interests than those from lower-income backgrounds. Again, it was revealed that students’ personal values and desires have a positive impact on their career paths.

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confidence: 99%

Determinants of First-year Students' Career Path in Ghana

Kissi-Abrokwah,

Krog,

Tutu-Danquah

et al. 2023

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“…A sense of political efficacy is a subjective judgment of an individual toward the extent to which their political behaviors affect political activities; this can affect the value preferences and behavioral orientation of an individual. As a psychological perception factor, the sense of political efficacy can play a mediating role in influencing an individual's understanding and perception of a certain thing [33]. It is usually divided into an intrinsic sense of efficacy and an extrinsic sense of efficacy.…”

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How Does Government Information Service Quality Influence Public Environmental Awareness?

Wang

Liu

Hou

2022

IJERPH

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The development of public environmental awareness has been an essential part of environmental governance in China and a prerequisite for the emergence of conscious environmental behaviors. However, the deeper factors influencing Chinese public environmental awareness are not yet fully understood. In this study, the perception of environmental pollution and the sense of political efficacy were introduced as variables to establish a public environmental awareness model, at the perception level, from the perspective of government information service quality. The correlations between different variables, as well as the working principles, were analyzed based on national environmental survey data. The results demonstrate that both external (the government information service quality) and psychological (the perception of environmental pollution and the sense of political efficacy) factors have significant positive influences on public environmental awareness, with the sense of political efficacy outperforming the perception of environmental pollution and the government information service quality. Analysis of the mediating effect reveals that government information service quality directly influences public environmental awareness; it also indirectly influences public environmental awareness through a chained mediating effect of the perception of environmental pollution and the sense of political efficacy. The results of the multiple-group analysis, with gender and urban–rural attributes as moderator variables, further show that, compared with men and urban residents, the impact of government information service quality and environmental pollution perception on women and rural people's political efficacy is not significant. Therefore, it is suggested to optimize the government information service, improve the public's perception of environmental pollution, and then promote the public's sense of efficacy in the environment governance situation. Furthermore, the government should formulate differentiated strategies for different types of public to guide them to form a proactive awareness of environmental protection.

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The influence of occupational values on college students’ willingness to apply for civil servants: The mediating role of political efficacy

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Determinants of First-year Students' Career Path in Ghana

Determinants of First-year Students' Career Path in Ghana

How Does Government Information Service Quality Influence Public Environmental Awareness?

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