Career-life preparedness: The power of parental influences on the career decision self-efficacy and career aspirations of Filipino undergraduate students

• Main Authors: Catindig, Ma. Carmina D., Espina, Kenneth J., Placido, Abbygayle C.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2013
• Subjects: Vocational guidance; Career development; Youth > Counseling of.; Parental influences; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/11242
• Institution: De La Salle University

Parental influences affect the developmental stage of their children especially during their educational and career transitions (Mortimer et. al., 2002 Tynkkyen et. al., 2008). This study described how parental influences affect the career decision self-efficacy and career aspirations of Filipino undergraduate students. Findings on career-specific parental behaviours are reported in two ways: one is the perceived report by the students and the other is the actual report by their parents. The study involved 150 participants for undergraduate students and another 150 participants for their parents. The proponents used convenience sampling and went to different universities to gather their target participants. Data were analyzed using t-test independent by groups, multiple/linear regression analysis, one path analysis, and correlation to answer the research questions. The results support the choice model (Sheu et al, 2007) from the social cognitive career theory (SCCT) (Lent, 2005). Females were found to be slightly self-efficacious than males in terms of their career decision-making. On the other note, high parental support received by the undergraduate students was seen directly associated with their high career decision self-efficacy and career aspirations. Finally, too much engagement of parents to the career decision-making of their children was seen as a barrier, thus creating a direct negative relationship with their career aspirations.