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ERIC Number: EJ1113928
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Oct
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0251-2513
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Personality Traits' Effects on Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations for High School Major Choice
Brown, Dikla; Cinamon, Rachel Gali
International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, v16 n3 p343-361 Oct 2016
The current study focuses on the contribution of the Big Five personality traits to the development of self-efficacy and outcome expectations regarding selection of a high school major among 368 Israeli adolescents (Mage = 16.07, SD = 0.41). Structural equation analyses showed that higher levels of conscientiousness and extraversion and lower neuroticism contributed to higher self-efficacy. In contrast, higher levels of conscientiousness and neuroticism and lower extraversion contributed to higher outcome expectations. These findings expand our understanding regarding personality characteristics serving as antecedents of self-efficacy and outcome expectations and sets important implications for career interventions with adolescents.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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