The Role of Future Work Self Towards Career Search Efficacy Among Undergraduate Students
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https://doi.org/10.37680/qalamuna.v17i1.5614Keywords:
Bandung; Career Search Efficacy; Future Work Self; StudentsAbstract
In adolescence and adulthood, individuals have the developmental task of finding the right career. Individuals can explore their career goals through their experiences, interests, talents, and skill development. This ability leads to career search efficacy. Bandung is a city with policies and access to information that is easy to reach by various parties. This makes the scope of a person to find a field of work wider. Based on these phenomena, researchers are interested in seeing the role of career search efficacy on future work self in undergraduate students in Bandung. Future work self is a promising concept for understanding how young people view and plan their careers in the contemporary workplace. The participants of this study were 101 students in Bandung city which were obtained through accidental sampling. This study utilized the Career Search Efficacy Scale and the Future Work Self measurement tool. The data analysis technique used was simple linear regression. The results showed that future work self does not significantly influence undergraduate students' career search efficacy in Bandung.
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Chong, S., & Leong, F. T. L. (2017). Antecedents of Career Adaptability in Strategic Career Management. Journal of Career Assessment, 25(2), 268–280. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072715621522
Guan, Y., Guo, Y., Bond, M. H., Cai, Z., Zhou, X., Xu, J., Zhu, F., Wang, Z., Fu, R., Liu, S., Wang, Y., Hu, T., & Ye, L. (2014). New job market entrants’ future work self, career adaptability, and job search outcomes: Examining mediating and moderating models. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 85(1), 136–145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2014.05.003
Guilford, J. P. (1957). Fundamental Statistics in Psychology and Education. Science Education, 41(3), 244–244. https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.3730410357
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Kumar, R. (2014). Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners 4th Edition. Sage Publications.
Lin, W., Wang, L., Bamberger, P. A., Zhang, Q., Wang, H., Guo, W., Shi, J., & Zhang, T. (2016). Leading future orientations for current effectiveness: The role of engagement and supervisor coaching in linking future work self salience to job performance. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 92, 145–156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2015.12.002
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Saks, A. M. (2005). Job Search Success: A Review and Integration of the Predictors, Behaviors, and Outcomes. In S. D. Brown & R. W. Lent (Eds.), Career development and counseling: Putting theory and research to work (pp. 155–179). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Schlossberg, N. K. (1981). A Model for Analyzing Human Adaptation to Transition. The Counseling Psychologist, 9(2), 2–18. https://doi.org/10.1177/001100008100900202
Schwartz, S. J., Côté, J. E., & Arnett, J. J. (2005). Identity and Agency in Emerging Adulthood. Youth & Society, 37(2), 201–229. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X05275965
Singh, A. S., & Masuku, M. B. (2014). Assumption and Testing of Normality for Statistical Analysis. American Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, 3(1), 169–175.
Solberg, V. S. (1998). Assessing Career Search Self-Efficacy: Construct Evidence and Developmental Antecedents. Journal of Career Assessment, 6(2), 181–193. https://doi.org/10.1177/106907279800600205
Solberg, V. S., Good, G. E., Fischer, A. R., Brown, S. D., & Nord, D. (1995). Career decision-making and career search activities: Relative effects of career search self-efficacy and human agency. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 42(4), 448–455. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.42.4.448
Solberg, V. S., Good, G. E., & Nord, D. (1994). Career search self-efficacy: Ripe for applications and intervention programming. Journal of Career Development, 21(1), 63–72. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02107104
Solberg, V. S., Good, G. E., Nord, D., Holm, C., Hohner, R., Zima, N., Heffernan, M., & Malen, A. (1994). Assessing Career Search Expectations: Development and Validation of the Career Search Efficacy Scale. Journal of Career Assessment, 2(2), 111–123. https://doi.org/10.1177/106907279400200202
Spence, M. (1973). Job Market Signaling. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 87(3), 355. https://doi.org/10.2307/1882010
Strauss, K., Griffin, M. A., & Parker, S. K. (2012). Future work selves: How salient hoped-for identities motivate proactive career behaviors. Journal of Applied Psychology, 97(3), 580–598. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0026423
Super, D. E. (1980). A life-span, life-space approach to career development. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 16(3), 282–298. https://doi.org/10.1016/0001-8791(80)90056-1
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Van Hooft, E. A. J., Kammeyer-Mueller, J. D., Wanberg, C. R., Kanfer, R., & Basbug, G. (2021). Job search and employment success: A quantitative review and future research agenda. Journal of Applied Psychology, 106(5), 674–713. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000675
Yang, P., Riepe, J., Moser, K., Pull, K., & Terjesen, S. (2019). Women directors, firm performance, and firm risk: A causal perspective. The Leadership Quarterly, 30(5), 101297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2019.05.004
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Gunawan, G. (2025). The Role of Future Work Self Towards Career Search Efficacy Among Undergraduate Students. QALAMUNA: Jurnal Pendidikan, Sosial, Dan Agama, 17(1), 73–82. https://doi.org/10.37680/qalamuna.v17i1.5614
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