Curbing recidivism in Ghana: the nexus between career self-efficacy and psychological empowerment

Abstract

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the moderated-mediation roles of career crafting as well as leader-member exchange (LMX) between career decision self-efficacy and psychological empowerment among ex-offenders in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach: A purposive sampling technique was used in selecting of 412 ex-offenders at various religious rehabilitation units in Ghana. A multiple regression analysis was conducted to investigate the hypothesized paths. Findings: The findings show that LMX moderates the mediated link between career crafting and psychological empowerment. Research limitations/implications: Guided by the positivist paradigm deployed in the study, some methodological limitations such as the inability to provide an in-depth explanation of cause-and-effect relationships are worth noting for future studies to explore. Originality/value: To the best of the authors� knowledge, the empirical work is unique, as it is the first to extend the scope of career development through the perspective of recidivism in an emerging economy. � 2024, Emerald Publishing Limited.