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ERIC Number: EJ741580
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jun
Pages: 10
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0889-4019
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The Influence of Role Models on Women's Career Choices
Quimby, Julie L.; DeSantis, Angela M.
Career Development Quarterly, v54 n4 p297-306 Jun 2006
This study of 368 female undergraduates examined self-efficacy and role model influence as predictors of career choice across J. L. Holland's (1997) 6 RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional) types. Findings showed that levels of self-efficacy and role model influence differed across Holland types. Multiple regression analyses indicated that self-efficacy and role model influence accounted for significant variance in career choice tor all 6 RIASEC types. Role model influence added to the prediction of career choice over and above the contribution of self-efficacy in all but 1 of the RIASEC types. The importance of attention to role models in career counseling is discussed. (Contains 2 tables.)
National Career Development Association, PP&F, American Counseling Association Subscription Office, P.O. Box 2513, Birmingham, AL 35201-2513. Tel: 800-633-4931 (Toll Free); Tel: 866-367-6232 (Toll Free).
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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