The major purpose of the present study was to ascertain whether differential levels of self-efficacy would be associated with the types of career decision-making. The subjects were 276 students(129 males, 154 females: 122 sophomores, 82 juniors, 75 se...
The major purpose of the present study was to ascertain whether differential levels of self-efficacy would be associated with the types of career decision-making. The subjects were 276 students(129 males, 154 females: 122 sophomores, 82 juniors, 75 seniors) in Yong In university. The instruments used for this investigation were 'Self-Efficacy Scale(Kim, A-Young, 1997)' and 'Assessment of Career Decision-Making(Koh, Hyang-Ja,1992)'. Data was analyzed by t-test and Pearson correlation coefficients.
The findings were as follows.
First, there were significant positive correlations among three factors of self- efficacy(self confidence, self regulation, and preference of task difficulty) and rational decision- making type. And there were negative correlations among three factors of self-efficacy and dependent decision-making types.
Second, sex differences were found in three factors of self-efficacy and dependent decision-making type.
Third, there were significant differences in self-efficacy and rational decision- making type in accordance with the career preparation behavior.