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On Conceptualizing and Assessing Social Cognitive Constructs in Career Research: A Measurement Guide
Robert W. Lent,Steven D. Brown +1 more
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In this paper, the authors test hypotheses derived from social cognitive theory using sound measures of the theory's constructs and find that the theory is concerned with domain-specific aspects of human functioning.Abstract:
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,...read more
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Psychological correlates of university students' academic performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis
TL;DR: A review of 13 years of research into antecedents of university students' grade point average (GPA) scores generated a comprehensive, conceptual map of known correlates of tertiary GPA; assessment of the magnitude of average, weighted correlations with GPA; and tests of multivariate models of GPA correlates within and across research domains.
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Entrepreneurial Motivations: What Do We Still Need to Know?
TL;DR: In this article, the authors attempt to renew interest in a line of research that largely has been ignored for two decades but which is critical to the study of entrepreneurial cognitions, intentions, and their con...
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Social Cognitive Career Theory and Subjective Well-Being in the Context of Work
Robert W. Lent,Steve Brown +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied subjective well-being as a context-free construct, reflecting overall life satisfaction and characteristic levels of positive affect and negative affect. But there has also been also b...
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Social cognitive predictors of college students’ academic performance and persistence: A meta-analytic path analysis
TL;DR: Robbins et al. as discussed by the authors tested Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) academic performance model using a two-stage approach that combined meta-analytic and structural equation modeling methodologies.
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The role of personality in adolescent career planning and exploration: A social cognitive perspective
TL;DR: In this article, the role of personality, social supports, and the SCCT variables of self-efficacy, outcome expectations and goals in explaining the career readiness actions of career planning and exploration was explored.
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