TY - JOUR
T1 - Choosing a High School Major
T2 - An Important Stage in the Career Development of Israeli Adolescents
AU - Brown, Dikla
AU - Cinamon, Rachel Gali
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, © The Author(s) 2014.
PY - 2015/11/1
Y1 - 2015/11/1
N2 - Knowledge regarding the process of academic decision making in high school is limited. The current study focuses on self-efficacy in selecting a high school major, outcome expectations from this decision, and their correlation with future study plans. Participants were 680 Israeli Jewish adolescents (M = 16.1, SD = 0.43). Findings suggest that adolescents have higher crystallization regarding their academic choices in high school compared to their future academic choices. Higher self-efficacy beliefs in selecting a high school major are associated with a higher degree of crystallization of current and future academic decisions. Furthermore, high self-efficacy beliefs strengthen academic success motivation and the belief in the probability of achieving the desired outcomes from the selected major. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
AB - Knowledge regarding the process of academic decision making in high school is limited. The current study focuses on self-efficacy in selecting a high school major, outcome expectations from this decision, and their correlation with future study plans. Participants were 680 Israeli Jewish adolescents (M = 16.1, SD = 0.43). Findings suggest that adolescents have higher crystallization regarding their academic choices in high school compared to their future academic choices. Higher self-efficacy beliefs in selecting a high school major are associated with a higher degree of crystallization of current and future academic decisions. Furthermore, high self-efficacy beliefs strengthen academic success motivation and the belief in the probability of achieving the desired outcomes from the selected major. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
KW - adolescents
KW - career development
KW - decision making
KW - high school major
KW - high school transition
KW - outcome expectations
KW - self-efficacy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84943736326&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1069072714553083
DO - 10.1177/1069072714553083
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AN - SCOPUS:84943736326
SN - 1069-0727
VL - 23
SP - 630
EP - 644
JO - Journal of Career Assessment
JF - Journal of Career Assessment
IS - 4
ER -
