Career Decision Self-Efficacy and Self-Directed Learning Among Women University Students

A Cross-Cultural Study

Bibliographic Data

ID15345914
AuthorsKarina De Bruin (University of Johannesburg, corresponding author), Gillian Hughes (0000-0002-6558-5105, University of Johannesburg)
Year2012
Volume22
Issue1
Pages61-68
Publication date2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14330237.2012.10874522
OpenAlexW1220611948
LanguageEN
Citations received2

This study investigated the relationship between career decision self-efficacy and self-directed learning among Black and White women university students. Three-hundred and fifty-five female university students (211 Black; 144 White) completed the Student Self-Directed Learning Questionnaire and the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form. The data were analysed to predict career decision self-efficacy from self-directed learning. Self-directed learning explained approximately 20% of the variance in career decision self-efficacy. Career decision self-efficacy was similar in Black and White students although Black students had superior self-directed learning scores. The interaction of self-directed learning and race explained an additional 2.2% of the variance in career decision self-efficacy. This research shows that self-directedness in learning is a significant predictor of career decision self-efficacy

Autodidacticism · Mathematics education · Medical education · Scale (ratio · Self-efficacy · Variance (accounting · White (mutation · Career Development and Diversity · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Medicine · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology

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