Sources of Social Self-Efficacy Expectations: Their Measurement and Relation to Career Development.

Anderson, Steven L.; Betz, Nancy E.

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Publication Date: 2001

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Sources of Social Self-Efficacy Expectations: Their Measurement and Relation to Career Development.

Anderson, Steven L.; Betz, Nancy E.

Journal of Vocational Behavior, v58 n1 p98-117 Feb 2001

Measures of self-efficacy and social confidence and a scale of self-efficacy sources were completed by 250 college students. The four sources subscales were internally consistent and related to relevant criterion measures. Three sources of self-efficacy information (past performance, emotional arousal, social persuasion) clustered together distinctly from the fourth, vicarious learning. (Contains 55 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Career Development, Expectation, Self Efficacy, Self Esteem, Social Cognition, Social Influences

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Language: English

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