Abstract

REMOR, Gabriela Romani; OLIVEIRA, Maiana Farias de  and  OLIVEIRA, Tiago Fernandes. Optimism, self-efficacy and perception of employability in undergraduates in the university-to-work transition . Rev. bras. orientac. prof [online]. 2022, vol.23, n.2, pp.139-150. ISSN 1984-7270.  https://doi.org/10.26707/1984-7270/2022v23n0203.

Optimism and self-efficacy have been identified as important for career development throughout the life cycle. This study aims at verifying the predictive power of optimism and self-efficacy in the transition to work in the employability perception of college students and mean differences between students from public and community colleges. A sample of 269 college students participated in the study and a sociodemographic questionnaire and three instruments were applied. Self-efficacy and optimism predicted employability perception, and community college students have higher levels of these variables compared to public college students. Career interventions with last year college students should include the development of optimism and self-efficacy, in order to facilitate professional insertion and career planning.

Keywords : optimism; self-efficacy; employability; college students.

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