The Association of Career Talent Self-Efficacy, Positive Future Expectations and Personal Growth Initiative
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52963/PERR_Biruni_V11.N1.15Keywords:
Career talent self-efficacy, Positive future expectations, Personal growth initiative, Career development, College studentsAbstract
In this study, the association between positive future expectation and personal growth initiative as predictors of career and talent development self-efficacy is examined. Convenience sampling method was used for sampling and the research sample consisted of 419 voluntary students. Career and Talent Development Self-Efficacy Scale, Positive Future Expectations Inventory, Personal Growth Initiative Scale were used as data collection instruments. The predictive relationship between the variables was examined by multiple linear regression analysis. According to the results of the analysis, there were significant and positive relationships between career and talent development self-efficacy, positive future expectation and personal growth initiative. Positive future prospects and personal growth initiative explain 32% of career and talent development self-efficacy.Downloads
References
Akın, A., & Anlı, G. (2012). Bireysel gelişim inisiyatifi ölçeğinin Türkçeye uyarlanması: Geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 7(1), 42-49. Retrieved from https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/mersinefd/issue/17377/181501
Bandura, A. (1986). Social foundations of thought and action. In D. Marks (Ed.), The Health Psychology Reader (pp. 94-106). London: Sage Publication.
Betz, N. E., & Luzzo, D. A. (1996). Career assessment and the career decision-making self-efficacy scale. Journal of Career Assessment, 4(4), 413-428. https://doi.org/10.1177/106907279600400405
Betz, N. E., & Klein, K. L. (1996). Relationships among measures of career self-efficacy, generalized self-efficacy, and global self-esteem. Journal of Career Assessment, 4(3), 285-298. https://doi.org/10.1177/106907279600400304
Blustein, D. L. (1989). The role of goal instability and career self-efficacy in the career exploration process. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 35(2), 194-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/0001-8791(89)90040-7
Chesney, M. A., Neilands, T. B., Chambers, D. B., Taylor, J. M.,Kaya & Folkman, S. (2006). A validity and reliability study of the coping self‐efficacy scale. British Journal of Health Psychology, 11(3), 421-437. https://doi.org/10.1348/135910705X53155
Chung, Y. B. (2002). Career decision-making self-efficacy and career commitment: Gender and ethnic differences among college students. Journal of Career Development, 28(4), 277-284. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015146122546
Doyle, E. (2011). Career development needs of low socio-economic status university students. Australian Journal of Career Development, 20(3), 56-65. https://doi.org/10.1177/103841621102000309
Givvin, K. B. (2001). Goal orientations of adolescents, coaches, and parents: Is there a convergence of beliefs? The Journal of Early Adolescence, 21(2), 228-248. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431601021002005
Gizir, C. A. (2005). Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi son sınıf öğrencilerinin problemleri üzerine bir çalışma. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 1(2), 196-213.
Gushue, G. V., & Whitson, M. L. (2006). The relationship among support, ethnic identity, career decision self-efficacy, and outcome expectations in African American high school students: Applying social cognitive career theory. Journal of Career Development, 33(2), 112-124. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894845306293416
Hackett, G., & Betz, N. E. (1981). A self-efficacy approach to the career development of women. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 18(3), 326-339. https://doi.org/10.1016/0001-8791(81)90019-1
Herr, E. L., & Cramer, S. H. (1988). Career guidance and counseling through the life span: Systematic approaches. Scott, Foresman & Co.
Hinkelman, J. M., & Luzzo, D. A. (2007). Mental health and career development of college students. Journal of Counseling & Development, 85(2), 143-147. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1556-6678.2007.tb00456.x
Hou, C., Wu, L., & Liu, Z. (2014). Effect of proactive personality and decision-making self-efficacy on career adaptability among Chinese graduates. Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal, 42(6), 903-912. https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2014.42.6.903
İmamoğlu, E. O. (2001). Need for cognition versus recognition: Self and family related correlates. [Unpublished research]. Middle East Technical University- Ankara.
Komarraju, M., Swanson, J., & Nadler, D. (2014). Increased career self-efficacy predicts college students’ motivation, and course and major satisfaction. Journal of Career Assessment, 22(3), 420-432. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072713498484
MacLeod, A. K., & Byrne, A. (1996). Anxiety, depression, and the anticipation of future positive and negative experiences. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 105(2), 286. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.105.2.286
Martin, H. M. (2009). Personal growth initiative as a moderator of the outcome of expressive writing tasks: Test of a matching hypothesis, [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. University of Maryland- College Park.
Makki, B. I., Salleh, R., Memon, M. A., & Harun, H. (2015). The relationship between work readiness skills, career self-efficacy and career exploration among engineering graduates: A proposed framework. Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, 10(9), 1007-1011.
McCabe, K., & Barnett, D. (2000). First comes work, then comes marriage: Future orientation among African American young adolescents. Family Relations, 49(1), 63-70. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3729.2000.00063.x
Robitschek, C. (2003). Validity of Personal Growth Initiative Scale scores with a Mexican American college student population. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50(4), 496. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.50.4.496
Ryff, C. D., & Keyes, C. L. M. (1995). The structure of psychological well-being revisited. Journal of personality and social psychology, 69(4), 719. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.69.4.719
Saka, N., Gati, I., & Kelly, K. R. (2008). Emotional and personality-related aspects of career-decision-making difficulties. Journal of Career Assessment, 16(4), 403-424. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072708318900
Scheier, M. F., & Carver, C. S. (1985). Optimism, coping, and health: assessment and implications of generalized outcome expectancies. Health Psychology, 4(3), 219. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.4.3.219
Taylor, K. M., & Popma, J. (1990). An examination of the relationships among career decision-making self-efficacy, career salience, locus of control, and vocational indecision. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 37(1), 17-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/0001-8791(90)90004-L
Turan, M. E., Çelik, E., & İskender, M. (2015). Career and talent development self-efficacy scale: Adaptation and validation in the Turkish population. International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.17220/ijpes.2015.01.001
Wright, S. M., Levine, R. B., Beasley, B., Haidet, P., Gress, T. W., Caccamese, S., ... & Kern, D. E. (2006). Personal growth and its correlates during residency training. Medical Education, 40(8), 737-745. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2929.2006.02499.x
Yeşilyaprak, B. ( 2012). Mesleki rehberlik ve kariyer danışmanlığı: Kuramdan uygulamaya (2. baskı). Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
Yılmaz, F. N., & Gündüz, H. Ç. (2018). Lise öğrencilerinin kariyer kaygilarinin çeşitli değişkenlere göre incelenmesi. Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 18(3), 1585-1602. https://doi.org/10.17240/aibuefd.2018.18.39790-471164
Yerin Güneri, O., & Çapa Aydın, Y. (2010). ODTÜ öğrencilerinin psikolojik danışma ve rehberlik ihtiyaçları analizi çalışması. V. Üniversiteler Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Sempozyumu, Mersin.
Yuen, M., Gysbers, N. C., Chan, R. M., Lau, P. S., & Shea, P. M. (2010). Talent development, work habits, and career exploration of Chinese middle‐school adolescents: Development of the career and talent development self‐efficacy scale. High Ability Studies, 21(1), 47-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/13598139.2010.488089
Additional Files
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
