How do personality traits influence adolescents' career anxiety and self-efficacy in making career decisions?

Year 2022, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 110 - 123, 31.12.2022

Osman Söner , Olcay Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.51535/tell.1161175

Abstract

The aim of this study was to search for the links between adolescent career anxiety, career decision-making self-efficacy, and adjective-based personality traits, as well as to see how predictive adjective-based personality qualities are for career anxiety and decision-making self-efficacy. A total of 710 students, 511 girls (72%) and 199 boys (28%) from various high schools in Istanbul, Turkey, made up the research group. Predictive correlational model was used in the analysis of the data while Career Anxiety Scale, Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale and Adjective-Based Personality Scale were used as data collection tools. After providing the normality assumptions and checking extreme values, data analysis was carried out. Standard multiple regression analysis was performed to examine the predictive potential of personality traits based on adjectives on career anxiety and career decision-making self-efficacy, while Pearson Correlation analysis was utilized to determine the relationship between the variables. As a result of the study, several significant correlations between adolescent career anxiety, career decision-making self-efficacy, and adjective-based personality traits were discovered. It was also discovered that adjective-based personality traits predicted career anxiety and competence expectation in career decision-making.

Keywords

Career anxiety, Career decision-making self-efficacy, Personality traits, Adolescents, Vocational Choice

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