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Garriott, Patton O.; Flores, Lisa Y.; Martens, Matthew P. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2013
The present study used social cognitive career theory (SCCT; Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994) to predict the math/science goal intentions of a sample of low-income prospective first-generation college students (N = 305). Structural equation modeling was used to test a model depicting relationships between contextual (i.e., social class, learning…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, First Generation College Students, Social Class, Career Development
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Lent, Robert W.; Singley, Daniel; Sheu, Hung-Bin; Gainor, Kathy A.; Brenner, Bradley R.; Treistman, Dana; Ades, Lisa – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2005
Central variables of social cognitive theory were adapted to forge an integrative model of well-being, which was designed to offer greater utility for therapeutic and self-directed change efforts than the dominant personality view of well-being. The authors present 2 studies using versions of the social cognitive model to predict domain-specific…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Life Satisfaction, Predictor Variables, Social Cognition
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Navarro, Rachel L.; Flores, Lisa Y.; Worthington, Robert L. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2007
This study examined whether sociocontextual and sociocognitive variables explained the math/science goals of 409 Mexican American youth using a modified version of R. W. Lent, S. D. Brown, and G. Hackett's (1994) social cognitive career theory. Results from structural equation modeling indicated that the hypothesized model explained a significant…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy, Social Class