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Direct linkSheu, Hung-Bin; Lent, Robert W.; Brown, Steven D.; Miller, Matthew J.; Hennessy, Kelly D.; Duffy, Ryan D. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2010
Social cognitive career theory (SCCT; Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994) seeks to explain the factors that shape educational and vocational interests and choices. We used meta-analytic path analyses to synthesize data (from 1981 to 2008) relevant to SCCT's interest and choice hypotheses, organizing the literature according to Holland's (1997) broad…
Descriptors: Social Theories, Models, Career Choice, Vocational Interests
Lent, Robert W.; Paixao, Maria Paula; da Silva, Jose Tomas; Leitao, Ligia Mexia – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2010
The predictive utility of social cognitive career theory's (SCCT) interest and choice models was examined in a sample of 600 Portuguese high school students. Participants completed measures of occupational self-efficacy, outcome expectations, interests, social supports and barriers, and choice consideration across the six Holland (1997) RIASEC…
Descriptors: Prediction, Self Efficacy, Vocational Interests, Occupational Aspiration
On Conceptualizing and Assessing Social Cognitive Constructs in Career Research: A Measurement Guide
Lent, Robert W.; Brown, Steven D. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2006
Efforts to test hypotheses derived from social cognitive theory require sound measures of the theory's constructs. Because the theory is concerned with domain-specific aspects of human functioning, it raises special measurement challenges. For example, unlike traits, which can be indexed with general, all-purpose measures, social cognitive…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Career Development, Social Cognition, Cognitive Measurement
