The Relationship Between Career Locus of Control and Career Anxiety in High School Students’ Career Choice

Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 238 - 247, 31.12.2025

Ecenur Koyuncu , Süleyman Barbaros Yalçın , Selahattin Avşaroğlu

https://doi.org/10.51535/tell.1724106

https://izlik.org/JA94YF73LJ

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between high school students’ career locus of control and career anxiety in the context of career choice. In line with this objective, the study examines the relationship of career locus of control and career anxiety with various demographic variables (gender, type of school, grade level, field preferences, parental education level, and economic status), the relationship between career locus of control and career anxiety, and the predictive power of career locus of control on career anxiety. The study group consists of a total of 452 students, including 106 males (32.4%) and 306 females (67.6%), who are enrolled in various high schools in the central districts of Konya. The data collection tools used in the study are the “Career Anxiety Scale” developed by Çetin-Gündüz and Nalbantoğlu-Yılmaz (2016), the “Career Locus of Control Scale” adapted into Turkish by Siyez (2015), and the “Personal Information Form” prepared by the researchers. In the analysis of the data, parametric statistical techniques such as t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Tukey test, correlation, and regression analysis were used. According to the research findings, a significant relationship was found between career anxiety regarding career choice and all sub-dimensions of career locus of control.

Keywords

Career , Career Anxiety , Career Locus of Control

Ethical Statement

Etik Kurul Toplantı Tarihi/Sayısı ve Karar No Tarih :11/02/2022 Toplantı Sayısı:02 Karar No :2022/62 Araştırmanın Başlığı Lise Öğrencilerinin Meslek Seçiminde Denetim Odağının Kariyer Kaygısıyla İlişkisi Sorumlu Araştırmacı Doç. Dr. Süleyman Barbaros YALÇIN Yardımcı Araştırmacılar Lisansüstü Öğrenci Ecenur KOYUNCU Etik Kurul Kararı 8716 sayılı başvurunuz değerlendirilmiş olup, araştırmanız Etik Kurul tarafından uygun görülmüştür.

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