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 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 CAREER DECISION-MAKING ATTRIBUTION AND SELF EFFICACY: THE MODERATING ROLE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Rose Mini Agoes Salim ◽  
Shahnaz Safitri
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
School Students ◽  
Moderating Role

It is known that gifted high-school students tend to have difficulty in choosing career due to their wide-range interests and capabilities. In order to successfully making an appropriate career choice, having a high level of career decision making self-efficacy (CDMSE) is an important precondition. CDMSE is the belief in one’s ability to successfully complete the task necessary to make career-related decisions. Of several factors known to be affecting CDMSE, previous study has shown that career decision-making attribution (CDMA) could affect students CDMSE. However, the CDMA effect on CDMSE in gifted student is seemed to be related to personal trait of students, namely emotional intelligence (EI). Therefore, this study aims to examine the moderating role of EI on the impact of gifted high-school student CDMA on CDMSE. Subjects in this study were gifted high school students (N = 165; 52.12% males; M-age = 16.20 years old) in Jakarta. The measurement tools used are CDMSE Scale Short-Form, Assessment of Attribution for Career Decision Making, and Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short-Form (TEIQue-SF) adapted into Indonesian language. The data were analyzed using simple regression analysis with Hayes PROCESS model. It was found that there is a direct effect of CDMA on CDMSE with (F (1,163) = 10.6661, p = .0033 < .001), in which CDMA serves as a predictor of CDMSE. We also found that EI can serve as a predictor of CDMSE (F (1,163) = 10.6661, p = .0007<.001. However, EI did not moderate the CDMA-CDMSE relation. Discussion, limitations, and suggestions for further research are listed. 

scholarly journals Career Decision Making for Young Elite Athletes: Are We Ahead on Points?

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majella J. Albion ◽  
Gerard J. Fogarty
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Athletic Identity ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
School Students

A comparison is made between the career decision making of secondary school students who are also elite athletes and a sample of non-athlete students. The 226 athletes (111 females, 115 males) in the study were on sporting scholarships with the Australian Institute of Sport or state/territory institutions. Measures used included the Career Decision Difficulties Questionnaire and the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale. The non-athlete data were obtained from 272 secondary school students (149 females, 123 males). Only three athletes indicated a singular focus on a career in professional sport. There were significant relationships between athletic identity and career decision difficulties, especially in relation to dysfunctional myths, and there was only one difference between the difficulties reported by athletes and non-athletes. Tentative conclusions are drawn about the factors that impact on career decision making among elite athletes and possible directions for future research.

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