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Lent, Robert W.; Taveira, Maria do Ceu; Lobo, Cristina – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2012
A social cognitive model of well-being (Lent & Brown, 2006, 2008) was tested in two studies (one cross-sectional, one longitudinal) with Portuguese college students. Participants in Study 1 (N = 366) completed measures of academic self-efficacy, environmental support, goal progress, academic satisfaction and stress, trait positive affect, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Well Being, Measures (Individuals), Life Satisfaction
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Johnson, Anya M.; Jackson, Paul R. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2012
We examined the effect of career transition support and three other situational variables--financial reserves, social inclusion, and a partner--on the psychological strain of unemployed managers. We extended the theories of unemployment by investigating the mechanisms by which these four situational variables affect psychological strain. After…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Career Change, Anxiety, Administrators
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Close, Wendy; Solberg, Scott – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2008
This study used structural equation modeling to evaluate whether a combination of social cognitive and self-determination theories [Bandura, A. (1986). "Social foundations of thought and action: A social cognitive theory." Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall; Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1987). The support of autonomy and the control of behavior.…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Academic Ability, High School Students, Hispanic American Students