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The Relationship between Perception of Barriers and Life Satisfaction as Mediated by Coping Efficacy

Pickett, Lela Layne
http://orcid.org/0009-0003-2142-980X
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1687089664173398

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2023, Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Education, Cleveland State University, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs.
This study examined the relationship between life satisfaction and perception of educational and career-related barriers. Perceived barriers threaten career development and can subsequently enhance negative appraisals of personal worth and ability. Coping efficacy, an individual's belief or confidence in their ability to manage and overcome challenging or stressful situations, was evaluated as a mediator of this relationship among a sample of 208 undergraduate college students. The findings of this study suggest a significant negative relationship between the perception of barriers and life satisfaction, which indicates that individuals with higher levels of perceived barriers endorsed lower life satisfaction and vice versa. Additionally, individuals with higher coping efficacy exhibited higher life satisfaction, and those with lower coping efficacy endorsed higher perceptions of barriers. Contrary to expectations, coping efficacy did not mediate the relationship between the perception of barriers and life satisfaction. Implications for research, practice, and theory are discussed. Increased understanding of the relationship among coping efficacy, perceived barriers, life satisfaction, and career development will facilitate the creation of more effective interventions and inform targeted approaches for working with clients.
Graham Stead (Committee Chair)
Justin Perry (Committee Member)
Julia Phillips (Committee Member)
Kelly Yu-Hsin Liao (Committee Member)
174 p.
Clinical Psychology; Counseling Psychology; Higher Education; Psychology
Coping Efficacy, Life Satisfaction, Career Barriers, Academic Barriers, Perception of Barrier, College Students

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  • Pickett, L. L. (2023). The Relationship between Perception of Barriers and Life Satisfaction as Mediated by Coping Efficacy [Doctoral dissertation, Cleveland State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1687089664173398

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Pickett, Lela. The Relationship between Perception of Barriers and Life Satisfaction as Mediated by Coping Efficacy . 2023. Cleveland State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1687089664173398.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Pickett, Lela. "The Relationship between Perception of Barriers and Life Satisfaction as Mediated by Coping Efficacy ." Doctoral dissertation, Cleveland State University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1687089664173398

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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