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[The relationship between career decision-making self efficacy and anxiety]
Summary
College students
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Career Development
Context:
- College students face significant career choices.
- Existential anxiety and general anxiety are prevalent during this period.
- Self-efficacy in career decision-making is crucial for a successful transition.
Purpose:
- To investigate the relationship between career decision-making self-efficacy, existential anxiety, and general anxiety.
- To analyze these relationships in a sample of 500 college students.
- To identify predictors of career decision-making self-efficacy.
Summary:
- Rural students reported lower career decision-making self-efficacy and higher anxiety levels compared to urban students.
- A negative correlation was found between anxiety and career decision-making self-efficacy.
- Meaningless and emptiness anxiety significantly predicted career decision-making self-efficacy.
Impact:
- Findings highlight disparities in career development support for rural students.
- Understanding anxiety's role can inform interventions to boost self-efficacy.
- Results provide insights for counseling and career services in higher education.
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