scholarly journals Impact of Difficulties Faced by Adolescents in Making Career Decision on their Mental Health

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ayesha Khan ◽  
Adeela Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Psychological Effect ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
A Value ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

This research aimed to explore the impact of difficulties faced by adolescents in making a career decision on their mental health. The objective of the research was to explore the factors affecting career decision making and to explore the psychological effect of career decision making difficulties. A quantitative research design was used to collect data through online survey by random sampling method in which a sample of 70 adolescents aged between 18-24 both male (28) and female (42) were collected from Rawalpindi, Pakistan and then analyzed on SPSS. A correlation (p: .002) was found between career indecisiveness and mental health. Independent T test result suggested that gender difference exists with respect to career indecisiveness indicating a value of p to be .01, while one way ANOVA indicated a value of p to be .382, showing that no significant difference exist with respect to respondents age. A chi square result indicated the factors affecting career decision making to be parental (p: .000) and peer pressure (p: .002) and indicated that career decision making time period is stressful for adolescents who feel difficulty in making a career decision (p: .000) indicating a psychological effect. Thus, the hypothesis was proved that adolescents face career decision making difficulties which negatively impact their mental health and it is recommended that they should be given career guidance to help them out in exploring what they really want to do in their lives instead of making a wrong career and regretting it later.

scholarly journals The Impact of Age and Type of School in Career Decision-Making Difficulties

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Grace Omejevwe Akpochafo
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
School Students ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Type Of School

The research investigated age, type of school and career decision-making difficulties. It used a purposeful drawn sample of 341 secondary school students in Delta State. To guide the study, two research questions were raised and two hypotheses were formulated. The Career Decision-Making Difficulties Questionnaire (CDDQ) by Gati, Krausz and Osipow (1996) was used for data collection. Data obtained were analysed by inferential statistics of mean, standard deviation and t-test analysis. The results revealed no significant differences in terms of age and type of school attended, but there was a significant difference between private and public schools in seven of the ten distinct categories. Discussion of the findings, conclusions and recommendations are provided.   Received: 24 September 2020 / Accepted: 13 December 2020 / Published: 17 January 2021

scholarly journals The Impact of DISCOVER and SIGI on the Career Decision Making of College Students: Technical Report No. 5

1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Sampson ◽  
Robert Reardon ◽  
Michael Shahnasarian ◽  
Gary Peterson ◽  
Rebecca Ryan-Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Technical Report ◽  
The Impact

Does participation in case competitions improve career decision-making self-efficacy of university students?

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 659-675
Author(s):  
Maria S. Plakhotnik ◽  
Anastasiia V. Krylova ◽  
Anna D. Maslikova
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Significant Difference

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between participation in case competitions and career decision-making self-efficacy (CDMSE) of university students.Design/methodology/approachThe sample included 273 Russian university students; 109 (40%) of them had never participated in case competitions, whereas 164 (60%) participated at least once in case competitions related to business, management and economics. Data were collected via an online survey that included the CDMSE scale–short form. Descriptive, correlation and linear regression analyses of data were conducted to test five hypotheses.FindingsThe research study showed a significant difference in CDMSE between those who had never participated in case competitions and those who had participated at least once. However, the study did not show a significant influence of participation in case competitions on the level of CDMSE. The results also indicated that the level of CDMSE could be explained by the participants' work experience, career choice status and age, as well as the highest level achieved during participation in case competitions.Research limitations/implicationsThe study provides limitations and implications for future research as well as practice, including career centers and career counselors, university faculty, organizers of case competitions and recruitment specialists in organizations.Originality/valuePrior research suggests that participation in case competitions helps students’ transition into the workplace. Despite their global popularity, empirical research on case competitions is very limited and focused primarily on skill development. This study contributes to the knowledge base by exploring links between case participation and CDMSE.

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