Date of Award
2015
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Education
Abstract
This study is the first to empirically explore the potential role that vocational hope serves in the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT; Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994). Vocational hope was proposed as a mechanism through which at-risk youth could develop a positive future orientation, an essential component of the career development process (Brown, Lamp, Telander, & Hacker, 2012). Measures assessing vocational hope, hope related self-efficacy beliefs, hope related outcome expectations, and educational and occupational goals were completed by 147 diverse adolescents. Structural equation modeling partially supported vocational hope serving as a partial mediator of the relationships between self-efficacy beliefs and outcome expectations to educational and occupational goals. Theoretical and clinical implications for hope related variables are described. Limitations and future directions are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Carr, Andrea Lynn, "The Role of Vocational Hope in the Social Cognitive Career Theory: A Test of Three Models" (2015). Dissertations. 1631.
https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/1631
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Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2015 Andrea Lynn Carr
