| Title: |
Career Identity among Community College Students |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Stringer, Kate J.; Kerpelman, Jennifer L. |
| Source: |
Community College Journal of Research and Practice. 2014 38(4):310-322. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
13 |
| Publication Date: |
2014 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Research; Journal Articles |
| Education Level: |
Two Year Colleges; Postsecondary Education; Higher Education |
| Descriptors: |
Community Colleges; College Students; Career Development; Parent Influence; Work Experience; Decision Making; Self Efficacy; Predictor Variables; Likert Scales; Structural Equation Models |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: |
Career Decision Making Self Efficacy Scale |
| DOI: |
10.1080/10668926.2010.544557 |
| ISSN: |
1066-8926 |
| Abstract: |
Career identity development is salient in adolescence and young adulthood, but little research has assessed career identity in populations other than four-year college students. Context should be considered when examining career identity, and to address this gap in the literature, the current study examined the extent to which parental support for career, work experience, and career decision self-efficacy (CDSE) influenced career identity evaluation (i.e., engaging in in-depth career exploration and identification with one's career) in a sample of community college students. Results showed that parental support for career was predictive of CDSE, and CDSE was predictive of career identity evaluation, which suggests parental support for career indirectly affects career identity evaluation through CDSE. In contrast to expectations, work experience was not associated with CDSE or career identity evaluation. Findings suggest differences in career identity development for two-year community college and four-year university students. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Number of References: |
42 |
| Entry Date: |
2014 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1022699 |
| Database: |
ERIC |