Using national freshman survey data, the authors examined confidence and background
variables (eg, gender, minority status, parental occupation) as predictors of science …

This paper addresses the effects of role models and self‐efficacy on forming career
intentions, and whether the effects vary by gender and process. Focusing on …

The authors focus on career counseling from a cultural perspective, using the proxy
construct of race/ethnicity. They briefly describe traditional career counseling and critique …

The article applies evolutionary theory to the concept of career success, to argue the
primacy of 'objective'outcomes, utilities such as status and wealth, and to analyze why the …

Abstract This study tested Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) in predicting engineering
interest and major choice goals among male and female college students. Participants were …

This article is a summary of the literature published in 2001 related to career counseling and
career development. The review is designed to provide information to both career …

Abstract First-year students (N= 2.678) demonstrated differences on help-seeking attitudes
and coping strategies by gender and race. African Americans had more positive attitudes …

The purpose of this longitudinal case study is to describe the educational trajectories of a
sample of 152 young women from urban, low‐income, single‐parent families who …

Path analysis was used to explore the tenets of social cognitive career theory with a sample
of 357 Latina/o college students. A modified path model revealed that career decision self …

This research investigated how and under what conditions thriving at work affects career
attitudes and behaviors. Using an experimental design (n= 174), Study 1 found that the …