Abstract

AMBIEL, Rodolfo A.M.  and  HERNANDEZ, Débora Noemí. Relationships between Professional Choice Self-Efficacy and Vocational Exploration and Indecision. Rev. bras. orientac. prof [online]. 2016, vol.17, n.1, pp. 67-75. ISSN 1679-3390.

This research aimed the verification of the relation between professional choice self-efficacy, exploratory behavior and vocational indecision. For that, 272 high school students from a public school of the countryside of São Paulo state answered to three scales that evaluated the mentioned constructs inside the classroom. The results showed positive correlations from weak to moderate between self-efficacy and exploratory behavior. It was also verified that self-efficacy is a significant predictor of exploratory behavior. Finally, it was observed that there is moderate effect size difference between groups of high and low indecision related to the results of other evaluated scales. The results are discussed based on the literature of the constructs considered on this research and its practical implications.

Keywords : exploratory behavior; occupational choice; vocational guidance.

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