Contribution of personality to self-efficacy and outcome expectations in selecting a high school major among adolescents with learning disabilities

Dikla Brown; Rachel Gali Cinamon

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Contribution of personality to self-efficacy and outcome expectations in selecting a high school major among adolescents with learning disabilities

Dikla Brown, Rachel Gali Cinamon^*

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School of Education

Tel Aviv University

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The current study focuses on the contribution of five personality traits to the development of self-efficacy and outcome expectations regarding selecting a high school major among adolescents with learning disabilities (LD). Social cognitive career theory and the Big Five personality traits model served as the theoretical framework. Participants were 312 adolescents with LD (M_age = 16.15; SD = 0.46). Positive correlations were found between self-efficacy to select a high school major and outcome expectations from this decision. Structural equation analyses showed that high levels of Extraversion and low levels of Openness to Experience contributed to higher outcome expectations from the chosen major. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	237-248
Number of pages	12
Journal	Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals
Volume	39
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/2165143415587689
State	Published - Nov 2016

Keywords

Adolescents
Big Five personality traits
Career development
Decision making
High school major
Learning disability
Outcome expectations
Self-efficacy

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