Parental influences, career decision-making attributions, and self-efficacy: Differences for men and women?

Authors

Suzanne H. Lease, University of MemphisFollow
David T. Dahlbeck, University of Memphis

Abstract

This study investigated the relations of maternal and paternal attachment, parenting styles, and career locus of control to college students' career decision self-efficacy and explored whether these relations differed by student gender. Data analysis using hierarchical multiple regression revealed that attachment was relevant for females' career decision self-efficacy but not for men's. Authoritarian parenting styles were predictive of women's career decision self-efficacy. Locus of control was important for male students but not for females. © 2009 Curators of the University of Missouri.

Publication Title

Journal of Career Development

Recommended Citation

Lease, S., & Dahlbeck, D. (2009). Parental influences, career decision-making attributions, and self-efficacy: Differences for men and women?. Journal of Career Development, 36 (2), 95-113. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894845309340794