Research is presented that examined the impact of social efficacy on the relationship between vocational efficacy beliefs and various job performance dimensions as well as career satisfaction. Results indicated respondents who held low social efficacy beliefs reported higher performance scores than individuals who reported high social efficacy beliefs. Moreover, those with lower social efficacy beliefs reported being more satisfied with their career than their high social efficacy counterparts. Implications of these findings, strengths and limitations of the current study, and directions for future research are provided.
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