The present study examined the role of vocational identity processes and motivational
beliefs among 216 undergraduates' level of student engagement (affective, behavioural and …

This study examined vocational identity as a mediator of the relationship between
occupational engagement (ie, participation in a breadth of activities and interactions) and …

Vocational identity develops through the interplay between process and content dimensions.
A three-wave longitudinal study investigated how identity process dimensions (in-breadth …

Abstract Student engagement in Higher Education is the focus of considerable research,
particularly in terms of predicting educational achievement and retention. Less research has …

This study explores the role of perceived internal and external career barriers on
undergraduates' vocational outcomes, such as academic major satisfaction and vocational …

Vocational interest characteristics–interest congruence, interest differentiation, and general
interest level (elevation)–are useful indicators for career development. However, research …

In any country, there is a group of students who are at risk of dropping out of school without
any qualifications. This is detrimental for many of those students, because failure to graduate …

The current study hypothesized that undergraduates enrolled in a career explorations
course would report significant gains in career decision-making self-efficacy and vocational …

Few studies have assessed potential underlying mechanisms related to vocational identity
development. Informed by goal-setting and self-regulatory theories, this study (N= 286 …

Identity exploration in the area of work is theorized to be salient in emerging adulthood, and
according to Vondracek's extensions of Erikson's theory, self-realization may be achieved …