Building a sustainable career in the creative industries is a challenging proposition. Creative workers face high levels of employment insecurity and limited career development opportunity. Those working in the sector must build discipline-oriented career self-management skills, while also finding ways to cope with the psychologically demanding nature of precarious work. Two competencies that contribute to creative career success are self-efficacy and career optimism, both of which support resilience and persistence in the face of career obstacles. This study used narrative data from 28 interviews across six creative disciplines to examine how creative workers who work within communities of practice build self-efficacy and career optimism. The findings suggested that, by participating in communities of practice, creative practitioners not only build professional skills that align with their discipline but also gain psychosocial support that promotes resilience. There is an opportunity, therefore, to enhance understanding of communities of practice with creative career development offerings.

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通过参与澳大利亚创意产业的实践社区，培养自我效能感和职业乐观主义

在创意产业中建立可持续的职业生涯是一项具有挑战性的命题。创意工作者面临着高度的就业不安全感和有限的职业发展机会。在该领域工作的人必须培养以纪律为导向的职业自我管理技能，同时还要设法应对不稳定工作对心理的要求。有助于创造性职业成功的两种能力是自我效能和职业乐观，两者都支持面对职业障碍时的适应力和毅力。本研究使用来自六个创意学科的 28 次访谈的叙事数据来研究在实践社区中工作的创意工作者如何建立自我效能感和职业乐观主义。调查结果表明，通过参与实践社区，创意从业者不仅可以培养与其学科相一致的专业技能，还可以获得促进复原力的社会心理支持。因此，有机会通过创造性的职业发展产品来增强对实践社区的理解。