The dynamics of changes in self-efficacy in the first school-towork transition – shortitudinal studies of graduates

• Published in: Edukacja Ustawiczna Dorosłych
• Main Authors: Paweł Kot, Bohdan Rożnowski
• Format: Article
• Language: German
• Published: Łukasiewicz Research Network – The Institute for Sustainable Technologies 2024-03-01
• Subjects: self-efficacy; employability; career development; school to work transition
• Online Access: https://edukacjaustawicznadoroslych.eu/images/2024/1/03_1_2024.pdf

People with higher self-efficacy function better in various life domains than people with low self-efficacy. One of such areas is professional activity and building career paths. Changes taking place in the lives of university graduates when going through the subsequent stages of transition from the education system to the labour market may bring about changes in self-efficacy. The study had a shortitudinal design, and the participants were 170 individuals (108 women and 62 men) with a mean age of M = 25.29 (SD = 0.98). The first measurement was performed a few weeks before the participants’ graduation from the university, and the second one was performed when they had been in the labor market for half a year. We used the Life Roles Self-Efficacy Scale and the General Self-Efficacy Scale. There are also changes in the level of self-efficacy beliefs between different stages of transition. Therefore, in the education system and in labor market institutions, apart from formal competences, it is also necessary to form a conviction about their own effectiveness in these life roles.