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The antecedents of self-efficacy, personality traits and vocational interests in career decision making self efficacy among adolescents in residential care

The current global health, social, and economic challenges have further complicated the already affected labour market changes due to technological advancements. These challenges affect adolescents in residential care who must not only navigate the aftermath of traumatic experiences but also be cont...

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Main Author: Yusnita, Ibrahim
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Language:English
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Published: 2024
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HM Sociology.
HV Social Pathology. Social and Public Welfare
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spelling my.uum.etd.114772025-01-05T03:40:39Z https://etd.uum.edu.my/11477/ The antecedents of self-efficacy, personality traits and vocational interests in career decision making self efficacy among adolescents in residential care Yusnita, Ibrahim HM Sociology. HV Social Pathology. Social and Public Welfare The current global health, social, and economic challenges have further complicated the already affected labour market changes due to technological advancements. These challenges affect adolescents in residential care who must not only navigate the aftermath of traumatic experiences but also be contend with career marginalisation. The impact of trauma extends to multiple domains, including self-efficacy, personality traits, and vocational interests, in nuanced ways that remain underexplored. Regrettably, mental health and career counselling are often addressed in isolation. Thus, the primary objective of this study is to address these gaps and examine the difficulties of career decision-making self-efficacy among adolescents in residential care who have been exposed to traumatic experiences. The myriad of pressures stemming from traumatic events, challenges during adolescence, and the demands of employment could contribute to career choice uncertainty. This research integrates three pivotal career counselling variables-self-efficacy, personality traits, and vocational interests-into a comprehensive model that examining the antecedent of this career counselling variables on career decision-making self-efficacy among adolescents in residential care. Additionally, perceived social supports are postulated as mediators in this model. To prove the research model, a survey involving 246 adolescents across five residential care facilities for adolescents was conducted. The result of PLS-SEM model indicated that 50.4% ofadolescents' career decision-making self-efficacy can be explained. Key findings highlight the substantial influence of adolescents' career decision-making was self-efficacy and two personality traits, which are openness and neuroticism. In contrast, other factors, including the mediating element, were revealed to have insignificant impacts on the career decision-making self-efficacy of adolescents in residential care. This study offers a comprehensive perspective on the career decision-making process among such adolescents by outlining the factors that precede their career decision-making self-efficacy. The developed model contributes to enhancing awareness of the factors influencing adolescents' needs in career decision-making process. These factors should be recognised when providing support to adolescents in shaping their future career wellbeing. 2024 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://etd.uum.edu.my/11477/1/Depositpermission_s903486.pdf text en https://etd.uum.edu.my/11477/2/s903486_01.pdf Yusnita, Ibrahim (2024) The antecedents of self-efficacy, personality traits and vocational interests in career decision making self efficacy among adolescents in residential care. Doctoral thesis, Universiti Utara Malaysia.
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HV Social Pathology. Social and Public Welfare
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HV Social Pathology. Social and Public Welfare
Yusnita, Ibrahim
The antecedents of self-efficacy, personality traits and vocational interests in career decision making self efficacy among adolescents in residential care
description The current global health, social, and economic challenges have further complicated the already affected labour market changes due to technological advancements. These challenges affect adolescents in residential care who must not only navigate the aftermath of traumatic experiences but also be contend with career marginalisation. The impact of trauma extends to multiple domains, including self-efficacy, personality traits, and vocational interests, in nuanced ways that remain underexplored. Regrettably, mental health and career counselling are often addressed in isolation. Thus, the primary objective of this study is to address these gaps and examine the difficulties of career decision-making self-efficacy among adolescents in residential care who have been exposed to traumatic experiences. The myriad of pressures stemming from traumatic events, challenges during adolescence, and the demands of employment could contribute to career choice uncertainty. This research integrates three pivotal career counselling variables-self-efficacy, personality traits, and vocational interests-into a comprehensive model that examining the antecedent of this career counselling variables on career decision-making self-efficacy among adolescents in residential care. Additionally, perceived social supports are postulated as mediators in this model. To prove the research model, a survey involving 246 adolescents across five residential care facilities for adolescents was conducted. The result of PLS-SEM model indicated that 50.4% ofadolescents' career decision-making self-efficacy can be explained. Key findings highlight the substantial influence of adolescents' career decision-making was self-efficacy and two personality traits, which are openness and neuroticism. In contrast, other factors, including the mediating element, were revealed to have insignificant impacts on the career decision-making self-efficacy of adolescents in residential care. This study offers a comprehensive perspective on the career decision-making process among such adolescents by outlining the factors that precede their career decision-making self-efficacy. The developed model contributes to enhancing awareness of the factors influencing adolescents' needs in career decision-making process. These factors should be recognised when providing support to adolescents in shaping their future career wellbeing.
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