Beyond conscientiousness: career optimism and satisfaction with academic major
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Article Title | Beyond conscientiousness: career optimism and satisfaction with academic major |
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ERA Journal ID | 6494 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | McIlveen, Peter (Author), Beccaria, Gavin (Author) and Burton, Lorelle J. (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Vocational Behavior |
Journal Citation | 83 (3), pp. 229-236 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | Maryland Heights, MO. United States |
ISSN | 0001-8791 |
1095-9084 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2013.05.005 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001879113001176 |
Abstract | The study focuses on psychological predictors of academic major satisfaction. According to the career construction theory (Savickas, 2005), vocational personality and career adaptability should generate career satisfaction. In this study, vocational personality was operationalized as Big Five conscientiousness, and career adaptability was operationalized as generalised self-efficacy and career optimism. A sample (N = 529) of university students completed an online survey. The resultant data were used to construct a structural model of the hypothesized relationships among variables. A good fitting model [χ2 = 10.454 (7) p = .164; GFI = .993; CFI = .999; RMSEA < .031 (<.001 - .066)] indicated that career optimism fully mediated the relationship between conscientiousness and academic major satisfaction. Results were consistent with previous research into personality and academic performance. Moreover, the results highlight the significant role of optimism in satisfaction with career generally, and studies, specifically. Suggestions are made for future research into modelling the relationships according to different academic disciplines and for the potential role of optimism as a learning objective for career education and counseling. |
Keywords | academic major satisfaction; conscientiousness; career optimism; career construction theory |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520102. Educational psychology |
390404. Educational counselling | |
520105. Psychological methodology, design and analysis | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education |
School of Psychology, Counselling and Community | |
School of Psychology and Counselling | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1z33/beyond-conscientiousness-career-optimism-and-satisfaction-with-academic-major
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