{"title":"Job Satisfaction of Turkish School Counselors: A Social Cognitive Career Theory Perspective","authors":"Ersoy Çarkıt","doi":"10.1177/10690727231208464","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Building on the Social Cognitive Career Theory, this study investigated the mediating role of goal progress and the moderating role of trait positive affect in the link between work-related self-efficacy and job satisfaction. Employing a sample of 366 Turkish school counselors, results show that work-related self-efficacy was positively linked to job satisfaction, and this link was mediated by work goal progress. Moreover, results show that trait positive affect was a significant moderator in the link between work-related self-efficacy and job satisfaction. Specifically, self-efficacy negatively links job satisfaction in school counselors with low trait positive affect. The present results provide preliminary evidence for the proposition that the strength and direction of work-related self-efficacy on job satisfaction is dependent on trait positive affect levels among school counselors. Theoretical and practical implications are presented.","PeriodicalId":47978,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Career Assessment","volume":"73 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8000,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Career Assessment","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727231208464","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Building on the Social Cognitive Career Theory, this study investigated the mediating role of goal progress and the moderating role of trait positive affect in the link between work-related self-efficacy and job satisfaction. Employing a sample of 366 Turkish school counselors, results show that work-related self-efficacy was positively linked to job satisfaction, and this link was mediated by work goal progress. Moreover, results show that trait positive affect was a significant moderator in the link between work-related self-efficacy and job satisfaction. Specifically, self-efficacy negatively links job satisfaction in school counselors with low trait positive affect. The present results provide preliminary evidence for the proposition that the strength and direction of work-related self-efficacy on job satisfaction is dependent on trait positive affect levels among school counselors. Theoretical and practical implications are presented.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Career Assessment publishes methodologically sound, empirically based studies focusing on the process and techniques by which counselors and others gain understanding of the individual faced with the necessity of making informed career decisions. The term career assessment, as used in this journal, covers the various techniques, tests, inventories, rating scales, interview schedules, surveys, and direct observational methods used in scientifically based practice and research to provide an improved understanding of career decision-making. The focus is not just testing, but all those means developed and used to assess and evaluate individuals and environments in the field of career counseling and development.