The relationship between career decision-making self efficacy and anxiety.
- Author:
Chen YAO
1
;
Yun CAI
;
Jia LIU
;
Dan SHAN
;
Xia ZHOU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Anxiety; psychology; Career Choice; Female; Humans; Male; Self Efficacy; Students; psychology; Surveys and Questionnaires
- From: Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2012;30(3):207-209
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVEThe purpose of the paper is to examine the relationship among Career Decision-Making Self Efficacy, existential anxiety and anxiety in the sample of college students during the professional choice.
METHODSData on The Revised Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy-Shot Form, Existential Anxiety Scale (EAS), SCL-90 and self-identity status were collected and analyzed on a sample of 500 college students.
RESULTS201 rural students' career decision making self-efficacy scores were as follows: self-appraisal (12.58 ± 3.48), occupational information (12.07 ± 3.05), goal selection (12.48 ± 3.51), planning (12.17 ± 3.10), problem solving (9.75 ± 2.38), all scores were lower than urban students, the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.01). Rural Students' anxiety dimension score were as follows: death and the fate of anxiety (14.75 ± 2.56), the meaningless and empty anxiety (19.32 ± 2.88), condemnation and guilt anxiety (13.72 ± 2.38), alienation and loneliness anxiety (16.82 ± 2.51), all scores are higher than urban students, the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.01). There is negative correlation between Anxiety and career decision making self-efficacy. There is a significant positive correlation between anxiety and existential anxiety. There exists a significant negative correlation among factors of student and career decision making self-efficacy and anxiety. Meaningless and emptiness anxiety on career decision making self-efficacy are significant predictors.
CONCLUSIONThere is negative correlation among existential anxiety, occupational information and anxiety during the professional choice.