Late-Career Expectations

Women's and Men's Career Referents: How Gender Composition and Comparison Level Shape Career Expectations

This study examines how women’s and men’s career referents, the people they see as having similar careers, affect career expectations. We raise two questions. First, what is the relative effect of the gender composition and comparison level of career referents on such expectations? Second, what happens to career expectations when women and men identify career referents at the same comparison le...

The Differences and Stability of Children’s Career Expectations

Each child has different career expectations, which offers different opportunities in deciding future careers. The study aims to explore the differences and stability of children’s career expectations. The participants were kindergarten children and sixth-grade elementary school children. The data was analyzed by using percentage and average analysis as well as regression analysis to investigat...

Linking Affective Commitment, Career Self-Efficacy, and Outcome Expectations: A Test of Social Cognitive Career Theory

The authors tested a model based on the satisfaction model of social cognitive career theory (SCCT) that links college students’ affective commitment to their major (the emotional identification that students feel toward their area of study) with career decision self-efficacy (CDSE) and career outcome expectations. Results indicate that CDSE mediates the relationship between affective commitmen...

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Restrained expectations in late pregnancy following loss.

OBJECTIVE To describe women's late pregnancy after loss experiences (from 25 weeks gestation to birth), document the timing and frequency of their common discomforts and events, and explore changes in these experiences over time. DESIGN A longitudinal, qualitative study of pregnancy calendar entries and field notes. SETTING Prenatal care providers and community canvassing in Central New Yor...