Spurk, Daniel; Abele, Andrea E. (2014). Synchronous and time-lagged effects between occupational self-efficacy and objective and subjective career success: Findings from a four-wave and 9-year longitudinal study. Journal of vocational behavior, 84(2), pp. 119-132. Academic Press 10.1016/j.jvb.2013.12.002
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We integrated research on the dimensionality of career success into social-cognitive career theory and explored the positive feedback loop between occupational self-efficacy and objective and subjective career success over time (self-efficacy → objective success → subjective success → self-efficacy). Furthermore, we theoretically accounted for synchronous and time-lagged effects, as well as indirect reciprocity between the variables. We tested the proposed model by means of longitudinal structural equation modeling in a 9-year four-wave panel design, by applying a model comparison approach and indirect effect analyses (N = 608 professionals). The findings supported the proposed positive feedback loop between occupational self-efficacy and career success. Supporting our time-based reasoning, the findings showed that unfolding effects between occupational self-efficacy and objective career success take more time (i.e., time-lagged or over time) than unfolding effects between objective and subjective career success, as well as between subjective career success and occupational self-efficacy (i.e., synchronous or concurrently). Indirect effects of past on future occupational self-efficacy via objective and subjective career success were significant, providing support for an indirect reciprocity model. Results are discussed with respect to extensions of social-cognitive career theory and occupational self-efficacy development over time.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Work and Organisational Psychology 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Spurk, Daniel |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology |
ISSN: |
0001-8791 |
Publisher: |
Academic Press |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Daniel Michael Spurk |
Date Deposited: |
25 Mar 2015 13:09 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:44 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.jvb.2013.12.002 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.65692 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/65692 |