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African American Women's Experiences of Racist and Sexist Events and Their Relation to the Career Choice Process

Lemon, Rochelle L.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1280107432

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2010, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Counseling Psychology.
The current research studied the career development process of African American women utilizing Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory (1977). The sample included 108 African American women who ranged in age from 18 to 63 with a mean age of 25 years old. The study examined the Social Cognitive variables of learning experiences in the form of racist and sexist events (recent and lifetime) in relation to career decision-making self-efficacy and outcome expectancies and career indecision. Previous research indicated a significant inverse relationship between career decision-making self-efficacy and career indecision, but in this study the relationship was not significant. While it was hypothesized that African American women's racist experiences (recent and lifetime) would have significant inverse relationship with career decision-making self-efficacy, only the lifetime racist events had a significant inverse relationship. In addition, African American women's sexist events (recent and lifetime)were expected to have an inverse relationship with career decision-making self-efficacy, but this was not supported. Racist and sexist experiences did not predict career decision-making self-efficacy and outcome expectancies for African American women. Although not hypothesized, an exploratory analysis showed sexist events(recent and lifetime)predicted career indecision. Future research on the impact of sexism on African American women's career development process may be beneficial to decrease their overall indecision.
Linda Subich, Dr. (Committee Chair)
African Americans
African American women career develpment process; Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory; racist and sexist experiences; career decision-making self-efficacy; career indecision; outcome expectancies; learning experiences

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  • Lemon, R. L. (2010). African American Women's Experiences of Racist and Sexist Events and Their Relation to the Career Choice Process [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1280107432

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lemon, Rochelle. African American Women's Experiences of Racist and Sexist Events and Their Relation to the Career Choice Process. 2010. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1280107432.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lemon, Rochelle. "African American Women's Experiences of Racist and Sexist Events and Their Relation to the Career Choice Process." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1280107432

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