ABSTRACT

This chapter will place self-efficacy theory in the framework of selfconcept and self-esteem, which are fundamental variables in career behavior. This is particularly appropriate because Samuel H.Osipow, whose contributions to vocational psychology are recognized by the publication of this volume, has published research on the self-concept and self-efficacy in vocational behavior. Following an overview of selfconcept in the study of vocational behavior, research on domains of career self-efficacy are reviewed.