title: Career decision-making self-efficacy of South African high school boys and girls.
abstract: Social cognitive career theory suggests that males and females may not differ in career decision-making self-efficacy, but this statement requires extension of research to high school samples. The Career Decision-making Self-efficacy Scale-Short Form was administered to white South African high school students in Grades 9 to 11, of whom 368 were boys and 494 girls. No significant sex differences were found, suggesting that career interventions based on social cognitive career theory in high school need not be sex-specific in content.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Port Elizabeth.
authors.forename: Mark C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Eaton
authors.forename: Mark B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Cheryl D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Foxcroft
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Patton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002321:Career Choice; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012737:Sex Factors; D013019:South Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology