Role models in career development: New directions for theory and research

被引:341
作者
Gibson, DE [1 ]
机构
[1] Fairfield Univ, Charles F Dolan Sch Business, Fairfield, CT 06430 USA
关键词
careers; cognition; developmental relationships; mentoring; modeling; role model;
D O I
10.1016/S0001-8791(03)00051-4
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Career theory proposes the importance of role models as helping to guide individual development. Furthermore, the media often depict role models as essential to career success. However, research on role models as a construct distinct from developmental relationships with mentors and behavioral models has waned. This article makes the case for reinvigorating the role model construct. A revised definition is provided, depicting role models as cognitive constructions based on an individual's needs, wants, and ambitions. Drawing on recent advances in social comparison and self-concept theories, a dimensional approach to role models integrates current theory and research, suggesting that role models should be construed along two cognitive dimensions (positive/negative, global/specific), and two structural dimensions (close/distant, up/across-down). The article concludes by suggesting new research directions prompted by this new view of the role model construct. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:134 / 156
页数:23
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