Date of Completion

2024

Document Type

Research Project

Degree Name

Grade 12

Keywords

social support, career decision-making, self-efficacy, senior high school students

Abstract

Social support is seen as the motivators for the students in their career decision making. In this study, the researchers aimed to assess how the career decisions of senior high school students today were influenced by the level of social support they received. This study was supported by the Social Cognitive Career Theory Choice Model that aims to help people establish goals in career-related activities in line with interest, self-efficacy, and outcome expectations in which the use of explanatory research design to gather the data was needed for the study. The quantitative results revealed that the senior high school students mostly received social support from family. The researchers also assessed the possible significant difference in the level of social support based on age group and year level of senior high school students in their career decision-making self-efficacy. Results revealed that there is no significant difference found in the career decision-making self-efficacy between grade 11 and grade 12 students. On the other hand, in the qualitative results, the researchers used a phenomenological research approach in gathering data, and the results were then analyzed through a thematic analysis to analyze if they received positive or negative influence from their social support or if it affected their confidence in career decision-making or not. The impact of social support on the career decision-making self-efficacy of senior high school students is that it could guide students to decide on their career choice, however it varies from student to student how they will take into consideration these suggestions.

First Advisor

Joan Mariz D. Saramines

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