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This single group, cross-sectional study explored perceived PIF among SP students ata large, urban, Australian university selected via stratified sampling from a four-year undergraduate program. Using an established online self-assessment tool to measure perceived employability, the study reports on seven related constructs relevant to PIF. The self-assessment has previously been found to have strong validity and reliability and the subset used in this study likewise had strong validity and reliability. There were 84 participants and the PIF constructs were: self and program awareness (SPA); identification with commitment (IC); reconsideration of commitment (RC); self-esteem (SE); perceived program relevance (PPR); career exploration and awareness (CEA); and ethical and responsible behaviour (ERB) . Descriptive and multivariate statistics were used to estimate the proportion of variance for year level and individual characteristics for each construct and overall PIF. Perceived professional identity increased from first to fourth year, significant only for SPA, IC and PPR constructs. Students aged over 25 years self-rated significantly higher on ERB than younger students, as did students studying part-time compared to those studying full-time. Participants not engaged in paid work had significantly higher SE than those who were working, as did students from low socio-economic status (SES) compared with medium or high SES students. No differences were found for other individual characteristics, although some group sizes were very small. Recommendations to enhance PIF include incorporating a range of reflective activities, assertiveness training and opportunities to explore ethical dilemmas within the curriculum.  \nKeywords  \nprofessional identity formation, speech pathology, perceived employability, higher education  \nIntroduction  \nProfessional identity is a strong sense of being in or belonging to a profession, including having the knowledge, skills and attributes of the chosen career (Jackson, 2017) . Professional identity contributes professional meaning and purpose, shapes a health professional’s work attitude, affect and behaviour,  \nLewis, [A. et](A. et) al. (2025) . Perceived professional identity formation and influencing characteristics among speech pathology students.  \nJournal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 16(1), 39–58. 39  \nand supports wellbeing (Caza & Creary, 2016) . Having a strong professional identity can increase a health professional’s self-confidence and job satisfaction, have a positive impact on the recruitment and retention of staff (Cornett et al., 2023; Fitzgerald, 2020; Wilson et al., 2013), reduce stress and burnout (Sabanciogullari & Dogan, 2015) and enhance patient safety (Fitzgerald, 2020) .  \nInvestigations of the formation of professional identity among student health professionals has received increased attention over the past decade as the relationship between identity and graduate employability becomes clearer (Bennett, 2018; Jackson, 2017) . Professional identity","cbCailOyyzU1y3Qt","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailOyyzU1y3Qt","pdf",473468,"English","# Abstract\n# Keywords\n# Introduction\n## Professional identity and PIF\n## Importance for graduate employability\n## Research gaps in speech pathology","[{\"question\":\"Why is professional identity formation (PIF) relevant to graduate employability and health professional development?\",\"answer\":\"The document explains that professional identity shapes a health professional’s meaning, work attitude, affect and behaviour, supports wellbeing, and can influence self-confidence, job satisfaction, recruitment, retention, and patient safety.\"},{\"question\":\"How was perceived PIF among speech pathology students measured in the study?\",\"answer\":\"The study used a single-group, cross-sectional design with an established online self-assessment tool to measure perceived employability and seven related constructs relevant to PIF.\"},{\"question\":\"Which student characteristics were associated with differences in perceived PIF constructs?\",\"answer\":\"Perceived professional identity increased from first to fourth year for specific constructs (self and program awareness, identification with commitment, and perceived program relevance). 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