Career Decision Self-Efficacy of Asian American Students: The Role of Curiosity and Ethnic Identity

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-46
Author(s):  
Young Hwa Kim ◽  
Na-Yeun Choi
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Asian American Students ◽  
American Students

Influence of perfectionism on career decision self-efficacy and vocational outcome expectation among Asian American college students

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Han Na Suh
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Asian American Students ◽  
American Students ◽  
Vocational Outcome ◽  
Maladaptive Perfectionism

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In this study, Social Cognitive Career theory (SCCT; Lent, Brown, and Hackett, 1994; 2000) was the conceptual framework to understand Asian American students' career development process that incorporates cultural (person and contextual level). Due to the strong cultural emphasis on family obligations for achievement in academic and vocational realms, perfectionism is a salient construct among Asian American students (Chao and Tseng, 2002) and thus was included to explore its influence on Asian American students' career decision self-efficacy and vocational outcome expectations. The relationships among the study variables were explored through structural equation modeling analysis. As expected, a positive relationship between adaptive aspect of perfectionism and career variables (i.e., career decision self-efficacy and vocational outcome expectations) was found. This is in line with Asian culture in which there is the tendency to set high standards and strive to reach that standard to honor the family (Wang, 2010). Also, consistent with expectations, a negative association of maladaptive perfectionism on career decision self-efficacy and vocational outcome expectations was found. Career decision self-efficacy and vocational outcome expectations play a crucial role for successful career performance and outcomes (e.g., Gysbers, Heppner, and Johnson, 1998; Kim, 2000; Swanson and Woitke, 1997). Some studies in the past have focused on only the negative aspect of perfectionism (Blatt, 1995), limiting and invalidating its importance in certain cultures. However, considering these significant implications of career decision self-efficacy and vocational outcome expectations on career outcomes, the study's results suggest that it is important for career counselors and psychologists to intervene to increase adaptive perfectionism and lower maladaptive perfectionism. The research model was significant even after acculturation and enculturation were controlled, which was previously considered to be major constructs influencing Asian American students' career development. So the findings present a new aspect of understanding Asian American students' career development process, stressing the importance of perfectionism among this group of students. Suggestions for future research directions, clinical implications, and limitations are further provided.

Examining the Role of Ethnic Identity and Meaning in Life on Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jioni A. Lewis ◽  
Trisha L. Raque-Bogdan ◽  
Sharon Lee ◽  
Mrinalini A. Rao
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Career Development ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Life Meaning

In emerging adulthood, establishing a sense of self and life meaning is a key developmental task for career development. This study examined the role of ethnic identity and meaning in life in career decision self-efficacy (CDSE) among African American, Asian American, and White incoming, first-year, college students ( n = 2,470). Using hierarchical multiple regression analysis, we found that ethnic identity and meaning in life predicted between 14% and 26% of the variance in CDSE for African American, Asian American, and White students. Mediation analyses for each ethnic group revealed that the presence of life meaning mediated the relations between ethnic identity and CDSE. Ethnic identity appears to be associated with positive career development, in part, through the cultivation of life meaning for ethnically diverse college students. Implications for research and career counseling with ethnically diverse college students are discussed.

Fighting and Bullying Among Asian Americans and Latinos

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 1019-1036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cara S. Maffini ◽  
Greg M. Kim-Ju
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Early Adolescents ◽  
Psychological Resources ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined ethnicity and ethnic identity (EI) as moderators in the relationship between self-efficacy (SE) and fighting and bullying. We sampled 315 Asian American and Latino early adolescents residing in an urban community. Results demonstrated that Latinos and male participants were more likely to engage in fighting and bullying than Asian Americans and females. Ethnicity and EI moderated the relationship for SE and fighting but not for SE and bullying. Findings suggest that EI and SE may serve as psychological resources that help reduce violence for Asian American and Latino early adolescents in more nuanced ways than previous research has shown. These findings address some of the conflicting findings regarding the role of EI in violence and bullying and suggest these behaviors may depend on the relationship between ethnicity and EI.

"Greasy Grinds” and “Quasi-Robots”: Rhetoric of Exclusions against Jewish and Asian American Students in American Universities

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-82
Author(s):  
Jillian Liesemeyer
Keyword(s):  
Asian American ◽  
Historical Trends ◽  
Historical Discourse ◽  
American Universities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Historical Comparison ◽  
Asian American Students ◽  
American Students ◽  
Current Controversy ◽  
Jewish Students

This study examines the historical comparison between exclusionary quotas against Jewish students in American universities and the recent similarities with the controversy over Asian American enrollment. Through an analysis of historical discourse from within the administration, in the public realm, and from students, parallels are seen between the two incidents. With a more complete understanding of the historical trends in exclusionary practices in universities, policymakers can recognize the current controversy with Asian American enrollment and take on the problem at the source.

Community-based? Asian American Students, Parents, and Teachers in the Shifting Chinatowns of New York and Los Angeles

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benji Chang ◽  
Juhyung Lee
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Asian American Students ◽  
Education Experience ◽  
American Students ◽  
Community Organizers ◽  
Holistic Vision

This article examines the experiences of children, parents, and teachers in the New York and Los Angeles Chinatown public schools, as observed by two classroom educators, one based in each city. The authors document trends among the transnational East and Southeast Asian families that comprise the majority in the local Chinatown schools and discuss some of the key intersections of communities and identities within those schools, as well as the pedagogies that try to build upon these intersections in the name of student empowerment and a more holistic vision of student achievement. Ultimately, this article seeks to bring forth the unique perspectives of Chinatown community members and explore how students, families, teachers, school staff and administrators, and community organizers can collaborate to actualize a more transformative public education experience.

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