Kematangan vokasional dengan kecemasan dalam menghadapi dunia kerja pada mahasiswa tingkat akhir

The dynamics of problems faced by final year students do not only affect academic achievement but also anxiety in facing the future world of work. University graduates tend to experience career anxiety due to a lack of competence and minimum knowledge of career-related information. This study aims to determine the relationship between vocational maturity and anxiety in dealing with the world of work in final year students, using a correlational quantitative approach. The sample used in the study amounted to 154 people with the criteria of students currently working on their thesis and aged 21-24 years, while the sampling method used accidental sampling technique. The measuring instruments used in this study were the Indonesian Career Adapt-Abilities Scale and the Career Anxiety Scale. Analysis of research data was using Pearson product moment correlation analysis. The results showed that there was a significant negative relationship between vocational maturity and anxiety in facing the world of work in final year students. Keywords: Anxiety in facing the world of work, early adulthood, final year students, vocational maturity

Direct, Indirect and Conditional Indirect Effects of Communication and Career Anxiety on Perceived Stress during Interviews in University Students – A PLS SEM Model

By exploring the connections between communication and career anxiety and perceived stress, the current study contributes to a more nuanced appreciation of the university students’ emotional and psychological frame of mind during interviews. The study evaluates the direct, indirect and conditional indirect effect of CA on perceived stress PS during interviews. The study also presents a complex research model, based on Preacher, Rucker, and Hayes (2007) model where the independent variable CA has a moderating effect on FCA, which is the mediator. The model is validated using empirical data, sample size 177 with 124 males (70.1%), and 53 (29.9%) females, with PLS-SEM using Smart PLS 3 (3.2.9). To test the hypotheses formulated, two tests were conducted using the same sample; the first one verified the direct and mediating hypotheses, the next verified the moderated mediation hypothesis. The results indicate CA affects PS. Secondly, FCA mediates the effect of CA on PS. Moreover, the study confirms the effect of moderation as CA moderates the effect of FCA on PS, such that the relationship between FCA and PS is weaker when CA is small compared to when it’s high, however at very higher level the effect is seen to dampen and weaker. The implications are discussed.