Sahm, Marie (2024) Adaptive Responses to Negative Feedback: Exploring the Role of Growth Mindset and Self-Efficacy in Sustaining Career Goal Engagement. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Understanding how young adults respond to negative career feedback is crucial, as it may impact their motivation to pursue and achieve their career goals. This study addresses to what extent negative career feedback about goal progress influences the degree of engagement with career goals. This relationship was examined by assessing the mediating effect of career self-efficacy and the moderating role of a growth mindset. Based on self-control theory, it was hypothesized that negative career feedback leads to career goal engagement. Yet, career self-efficacy may be diminished following negative career feedback, subsequently leading to less engagement in one’s career goal pursuit. This effect may be buffered by an individual holding a growth mindset. Using a cross-sectional survey design and a sample of university students and employees (N = 182), the results showed that negative career feedback leads individuals to be less engaged with their career goals. Career self-efficacy mediated this relationship in that it decreases in individuals confronted with negative career feedback, which in turn translates into reduced engagement with career goals. There was no significant moderation effect of growth mindset on this relationship. These findings highlight the important roles of negative career feedback and career self-efficacy in impacting young adults’ sustained effort and persistence with their career goals. This can be used to tailor career counseling interventions to foster adaptive responses amid career setbacks.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Heihal, T.I. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Aug 2024 08:06 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Aug 2024 08:06 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4250 |
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