What type of influences does the SCCT categorize financial support and job availability as?

The Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) categorizes financial support and job availability as environmental influences because these factors exist outside of the individual and significantly impact career decision-making and behavior. Environmental influences include external conditions and resources that can affect an individual's opportunities, such as the availability of jobs in a particular field or access to financial resources for education or training.

These environmental factors shape the context in which individuals make career choices, influencing their perceptions of self-efficacy and outcome expectations regarding various career paths. Financial support can enable or limit an individual's ability to pursue certain careers or educational opportunities, while job availability directly affects the choices they can realistically consider. Understanding these influences is key in assessing how external circumstances help shape career aspirations and ultimately affect career trajectories.