TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors Affecting Career Goals of Taiwanese College Athletes From Perspective of Social Cognitive Career Theory
AU - Chan, Chun Chen
N1 - Funding Information:
This article was subsidized by the National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), Taiwan, R.O.C. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article:?This study was supported by Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (MOST 103-2410-H-003-146).
Publisher Copyright:
© Curators of the University of Missouri 2018.
PY - 2020/4/1
Y1 - 2020/4/1
N2 - The present study attempted to identify the psychological processes associated with the career goals of Taiwanese college athletes. In order to identify the psychological processes potentially associated with career goals, the study drew upon social cognitive career theory (SCCT). The results supported SCCT indicating that career decision-making self-efficacy contributed to vocational interests, outcome expectations, and career goals. Social support was found to be related to career decision-making self-efficacy, and outcome expectations were found to be related to vocational interests. In addition, the results revealed that career decision-making self-efficacy and outcome expectations indirectly affected career goals through vocational interests and that social support indirectly affected career goals through career decision-making self-efficacy. However, the results did not support the hypothesis that social support and outcome expectations contributed to career goals. The practical implications of these findings in terms of the career counseling given to Taiwanese college athletes are discussed.
AB - The present study attempted to identify the psychological processes associated with the career goals of Taiwanese college athletes. In order to identify the psychological processes potentially associated with career goals, the study drew upon social cognitive career theory (SCCT). The results supported SCCT indicating that career decision-making self-efficacy contributed to vocational interests, outcome expectations, and career goals. Social support was found to be related to career decision-making self-efficacy, and outcome expectations were found to be related to vocational interests. In addition, the results revealed that career decision-making self-efficacy and outcome expectations indirectly affected career goals through vocational interests and that social support indirectly affected career goals through career decision-making self-efficacy. However, the results did not support the hypothesis that social support and outcome expectations contributed to career goals. The practical implications of these findings in terms of the career counseling given to Taiwanese college athletes are discussed.
KW - career counseling
KW - career transition
KW - college athletes
KW - social cognitive career theory
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U2 - 10.1177/0894845318793234
DO - 10.1177/0894845318793234
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85052561842
SN - 0894-8453
VL - 47
SP - 193
EP - 206
JO - Journal of Career Development
JF - Journal of Career Development
IS - 2
ER -