ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN HAYATLARINI ANLAMLANDIRMADA İŞSİZLİK KAYGISI, KARİYER HEDEFİ VE KİŞİSEL GELİŞİM DEĞİŞKENLERİNİN ROLÜ

Year 2022, Volume: 20 Issue: 2, 23 - 53, 30.06.2022

Ahmet Mutlu Akyüz İbrahim Durmuş

https://doi.org/10.11611/yead.953466

Cited By: 2

Abstract

Araştırma amacı çerçevesinde üniversite öğrencilerinin işsizlik kaygıları, kariyer hedefleri ve kişisel gelişimlerinin hayatlarını anlamlandırması üzerindeki olası etkileri araştırılmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri üniversitelerde eğitim gören 456 öğrenciden elektronik anket yöntemi ile toplanmıştır. Bulgular doğrudan etkiler açısından, öğrencilerin kariyer hedefinin hayatı anlamlandırmalarını ve kişisel gelişimlerini artırmıştır. Öğrencilerin kişisel gelişimleri hayatı anlamlandırmayı artırmıştır. Öğrencilerin işsizlik kaygısı hem hayatlarını anlamlandırmayı hem de kariyer hedeflerini artırmıştır. Aracı etkiler açısından, işsizlik kaygısı ile hayatı anlamlandırma ilişkisinde kariyer hedefi ara değişken olarak rol oynamıştır. Öğrencilerin kariyer hedefi ile hayatlarını anlamlandırma ilişkisinde kişisel gelişim ara değişken olarak rol oynamıştır. Öğrencilerin işsizlik kaygısı ile hayatı anlamlandırma ilişkisinde kariyer hedefi ve kişisel gelişim düzeyi ara değişken olarak rol oynamıştır. Öğrencilerin işsizlik kaygısı ile kişisel gelişim ilişkisinde kariyer hedefi ara değişken olarak rol oynamıştır.

Keywords

Hayatı Anlamlandırma, İşsizlik Kaygısı, Kariyer Hedefi, Kişisel Gelişim

THE ROLE OF UNEMPLOYMENT ANXIETY, CAREER GOAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT VARIABLES IN MAKING MEANING OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' LIVES

Abstract

Within the framework of this purpose, the research reveals the possible effects of university students' unemployment anxiety, career goals, and personal development on making sense of their lives. The data of the research were collected from 456 students studying at universities by electronic questionnaire method. In terms of direct effects, the findings increased the students' career goals to make sense of life and their personal development. The personal development of students has increased their understanding of life. Unemployment anxiety of students increased both their meaning of life and their career goals. In terms of mediator effects, career goal played a role as an intervening variable in the relationship between unemployment anxiety and making sense of life. Personal development played a role as an intervening variable in the relationship between students' career goals and making sense of their lives. Career goal and personal development level played a role as an intervening variable in the relationship between students' unemployment anxiety and making sense of life. Career goal played a role as an intervening variable in the relationship between unemployment anxiety and the personal development of students.

Keywords

Making sense of life, Unemployment Anxiety, Career Goal, Personal Development.

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