A study on career decision-self efficacy and locus of control among young adults

Abstract

Career decision making is one of the major decisions a person has to face. The career a person chooses decides the kind of life he/she is going to have. The age of young adults is very crucial as that is when people decide how they want to lead their lives by selecting a career. Self-efficacy and Locus of Control are important factors in career decision making.  Self-efficacy is where an individual believes in himself and his capacities to execute certain behaviours. Locus of control sets to see how external factors play a role in an individual’s decision making in terms of career. The current research studied career decision making and locus of control. 70 participants were sampled for the study. The participants were college students, aged between 18-25 years. The results of the study showed that there is no relationship between career decision self-efficacy and locus of control in young adults. The results also showed that there is no gender significance in relation to career decision self-efficacy and locus of control. However, career counselling can improve the career decision making skills of young adults today.