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Self-Efficacy Theory as a Basis for Career Assessment
Nancy E. Betz
The Ohio State University
This article reviews the basic postulates of self-efficacy theory and describes its applications to the study of career choice and development. Following a discussion of issues involved in the measurement of perceived self-efficacy with respect to domains of career behavior, measurement of and research on occupational self-efficacy, mathematics self-efficacy, self-efficacy with respect to basic domains of activity, and career decision self-efficacy are reviewed. The relationship of self-efficacy to vocational interests and the particular relevance of the theory to the career development of women and members of racial/ethnic minority groups are also discussed.
Key Words: Self-efficacy theory, • career self-efficacy, • social cognitive theory, • career decision self-efficacy, • self-efficacy and interests
Journal of Career Assessment, Vol. 8, No. 3,
205-222 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/106907270000800301
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