The Relationship of Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy, Vocational Identity, and Career Exploration Behavior in African American High School Students
Abstract
This study explores the relationship between the social cognitive construct of career decision-making self-efficacy and the outcome variables of vocational identity and career exploration behaviors in a sample of 72 urban African American high school students. The results indicate that higher levels of career decision-making self-efficacy are related to both a more differentiated vocational self-concept and to greater engagement with career exploration activities. Implications for career guidance and future research are discussed.
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Students with higher CDMSE are more likely to engage in concrete and strategic actions such as exploring career information, setting goals, and improving vocational skills.
“Students with higher CDMSE are more likely to engage in concrete and strategic actions such as exploring career information, setting goals, and improving vocational skills (Gushue et al., 2006).”
From Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy and Career Preparation Behavior: Evidence from Final-Year Undergraduate Students (2026) · cites this paper as Gushue et al., 2006
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Metheny, J., & McWhirter, E. H. (2013) · Journal of Career Assessment · doi:10.1177/1069072712475164 · Cited by 195 · see citing works
Kristianto, P. B., & Riasnugrahani, M. (2026) · Journal of Economics and Management · doi:10.70716/ecoma.v4i2.445
- Authors
- Gushue, G. V., Scanlan, K. R. L., Pantzer, K. M., & Clarke, C. P.
- Affiliations
- Columbia University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Gushue, George V.
- ORCID
- Gushue, George V.
- Venue
- Journal of Career Development
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2006-09
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 19-28
- ISSN
- 0894-8453 (ISSN-L)
- 1556-0856
- OpenAlex
- W2157799226
- Cited by
- 244
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 9
- FWCI
- 14.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Career Development (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Career Development and Diversity
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Disability Education and Employment
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education and Employability
- Keywords
- career decision-making self-efficacy, occupational identity, career exploration behavior, vocational self-concept, career guidance, urban youth, social cognitive theory
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