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Praskova, Anna; Creed, Peter A.; Hood, Michelle – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2013
Goal engagement in young adults is variable. We recruited university students to test whether general personal characteristics (educational ability, core self-evaluations, and well-being; study 1, N = 195) and career adaptive variables (career confidence, exploration, and planning; study 2, N = 152) facilitated career goal engagement. Goal…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Individual Characteristics, Academic Ability, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Samson Onyeluka Chukwuedo; Ifeanyi Benedict Ohanu – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2024
This study investigates the effects of a career-related practical skill-based training intervention on job search intention via vocational identity statuses (viz. exploration, commitment, and reconsideration), job search self-efficacy behavior (JSSE-B), and career-related practical skills possessed among university students. The participants (N =…
Descriptors: College Students, Vocational Interests, Professional Identity, Job Search Methods
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Wong, Chi-Sum; Wong, Ping-Man; Peng, Kelly Z. – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2011
In this study, we attempt to investigate the potential effects of parents' career interests on young adults' career interests. Using a sample of 113 freshmen in Hong Kong, results indicated that after controlling for personality, gender, general mental abilities and emotional intelligence, some of the parents' career interests were still related…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Young Adults, Foreign Countries, Cognitive Ability