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Career Decision-making

Career Decision-Making is a cognitive and developmental process within the broader domain of career counseling and vocational guidance that involves the systematic evaluation of personal attributes, occupational information, and contextual factors to arrive at informed choices about educational, occupational, and professional life pathways.

6K

Publications

377.1K

Citations

11.8K

Authors

3.1K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

1.2K

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Publications

6K

Toward a Unifying Social Cognitive Theory of Career and Academic Interest, Choice, and Performance

Robert W. Lent, Steven D. Brown, Gail Hackett · Journal of Vocational Behavior · 1994 · 7.3K citations

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A life-span, life-space approach to career development

Donald E. Super · Journal of Vocational Behavior · 1980 · 4.2K citations

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Getting a Job: A Study of Contacts and Careers.

Maureen T. Hallinan, Mark Granovetter · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1975 · 3.7K citations

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Career Choice and Development.

Kenneth I. Spenner, Duane Brown, Linda Brooks · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1986 · 3.2K citations

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Self-Efficacy Beliefs as Shapers of Children's Aspirations and Career Trajectories

Albert Bandura, Claudio Barbaranelli, Gian Vittorio Caprara et al. · Child Development · 2001 · 2.1K citations

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Authors

11.8K

  1. IG
    Itamar Gati

    Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

    72 publications · 6.2K citations

    44

    h-index

  2. RW
    Robert W. Lent

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    43 publications · 18.9K citations

    36

    h-index

  3. PA
    Peter A. Creed

    Griffith University, Australia

    45 publications · 3.6K citations

    31

    h-index

  4. NE
    Nancy E. Betz

    The Ohio State University, United States

    32 publications · 8.8K citations

    28

    h-index

  5. SD
    Steven D. Brown

    Loyola University Chicago, United States

    26 publications · 15.9K citations

    26

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Institutions

3.1K

  1. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    43 h-index

    114 publications

    15.9K citations

  2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    43 h-index

    147 publications

    11.8K citations

  3. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    39 h-index

    123 publications

    14.3K citations

  4. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    38 h-index

    120 publications

    9.2K citations

  5. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    33 h-index

    89 publications

    27.7K citations

  6. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    33 h-index

    162 publications

    7.9K citations

  7. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    32 h-index

    117 publications

    8.8K citations

  8. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    32 h-index

    97 publications

    4.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Vocational Behavior

    503 publications · 67.5K citations

    127

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  2. Journal of Career Assessment

    274 publications · 18.7K citations

    74

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  3. Journal of Counseling Psychology

    212 publications · 21.8K citations

    69

    h-index

  4. The Career Development Quarterly

    CDQ · 289 publications · 15.8K citations

    67

    h-index

  5. Journal of Career Development

    JCD · 246 publications · 11K citations

    56

    h-index

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