TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceived career barriers and coping among youth in Israel
T2 - Ethnic and gender differences
AU - Lipshits-Braziler, Yuliya
AU - Tatar, Moshe
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - This study investigated gender and ethnic differences in the perception of different types of career barriers among young adults in relation to their views of themselves as individuals (Personal Career Barriers) and their views of their gender and ethnic group (Group Career Barriers). This study also explored gender and ethnic differences in the sense of efficacy in coping with career barriers. The participants were 406 university students: 156 Israeli-born Jews, 133 Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union and 117 Arab-Israelis. The results indicated that their perceptions of the different types of career barriers and their sense of coping efficacy differ according to gender and ethnic group and that there are also joint effects of gender and ethnicity. The results showed that participants rated group barriers higher than personal career barriers. However, the discrepancies were different in each of the three ethnic groups. Perceived career barriers were negatively associated with the sense of coping efficacy and positively associated with non-productive coping strategies. The implications for future research and counseling for minority groups are discussed.
AB - This study investigated gender and ethnic differences in the perception of different types of career barriers among young adults in relation to their views of themselves as individuals (Personal Career Barriers) and their views of their gender and ethnic group (Group Career Barriers). This study also explored gender and ethnic differences in the sense of efficacy in coping with career barriers. The participants were 406 university students: 156 Israeli-born Jews, 133 Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union and 117 Arab-Israelis. The results indicated that their perceptions of the different types of career barriers and their sense of coping efficacy differ according to gender and ethnic group and that there are also joint effects of gender and ethnicity. The results showed that participants rated group barriers higher than personal career barriers. However, the discrepancies were different in each of the three ethnic groups. Perceived career barriers were negatively associated with the sense of coping efficacy and positively associated with non-productive coping strategies. The implications for future research and counseling for minority groups are discussed.
KW - Coping efficacy
KW - Coping strategies
KW - Ethnic differences
KW - Gender differences
KW - Personal/group career barriers
KW - Young adults
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jvb.2011.08.010
DO - 10.1016/j.jvb.2011.08.010
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AN - SCOPUS:84857787029
SN - 0001-8791
VL - 80
SP - 545
EP - 554
JO - Journal of Vocational Behavior
JF - Journal of Vocational Behavior
IS - 2
ER -