Motivational Attributes of Occupational Possible Selves for Low-Income Rural Women

Autor/inn/en	Robinson, Barbara S.; Davis, Kathleen L.; Meara, Naomi M.
Titel	Motivational Attributes of Occupational Possible Selves for Low-Income Rural Women
Quelle	In: Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50 (2003) 2, S.156-164 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0167
Schlagwörter	Questionnaires; Females; Career Counseling; Adult Basic Education; Student Attitudes; Low Income; Rural Areas; Community Colleges; Self Actualization; Student Motivation; Adult Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fragebogen; Weibliches Geschlecht; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Schülerverhalten; Niedriglohn; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Community college; Community College; Self actualisation; Selbstverwirklichung; Schulische Motivation; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin
Abstract	To explore the influence of theorized motivational properties of possible selves on participants' perceived likelihood of achieving their most hoped-for self and avoiding their most feared self, the authors surveyed 198 low-income rural women attending either adult basic education classes (DHS, n=95) or community college developmental classes (DEV, n=103), who provided demographic information and completed questionnaires about occupational possible selves and personal efficacy. Affect, knowing someone in a hoped-for occupation, self-initiated actions, and personal efficacy each accounted for significant variance in predicting the participants' perceptions of achieving their most hoped-for self. None of the variables was predictive of participants' perceptions of avoiding their most feared self. Information about this population, implications for research, and career counseling are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10