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Relation of contextual supports and barriers to choice behavior in engineering majors: Test of alternative social cognitive models.
Abstract
Social cognitive career theory (SCCT; R. w. Lent, S. D. Brown, & G. Hackett, 1994) and general social cognitive theory (Bandura, 1999, 2000) posit somewhat different relations between contextual variables and choice actions. The authors tested the predictions of these 2 model variations. Participants (328 students in an introductory engineering course) completed measures of SCCT's person (self-efficacy, coping efficacy, outcome expectations, interests, academic goals) and contextual variables (environmental supports and barriers) related to the pursuit of engineering majors. Findings indicated good support for a model portraying contextual supports and barriers as linked to choice goals and actions (i.e., persistence in engineering) indirectly, through self-efficacy, rather than directly, as posited by SCCT. Implications for future research on SCCT's choice and environmental hypotheses are discussed.
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- Lent, R. W., Brown, S. D., Schmidt, J., Brenner, B., Lyons, H., & Treistman, D.
- Venue
- Journal of Counseling Psychology
- Published
- 2003-10
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 458-465
- ISSN
- 0022-0167 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-2168
- OpenAlex
- W2088288972
- Cited by
- 628
- References
- 9
- FWCI
- 19.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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