Career Decision-Making of Adolescents: Role of Self -Awareness and Career Guidance

Abstract

Adolescence is the transition phase between childhood and adulthood. It is a period where unified and consolidated form of self-concept starts developing. They try to understand and realize their awareness level on own authentic self, it means that adolescents start having awareness on their inner most thoughts, strengths, weakness, values, perception and their environment. They develop the ability to make rational decision-making which align with their goals. Adolescents start exploring various career choices and make decisions related to career with the help of various career guidance sources. The aim of the present study is to find the level of self-awareness, career decidedness, career indecision, prevalence of career guidance and also the relationship between these variables among school going adolescents of Arunachal Pradesh. For the present study, a sample of 100 high school students are selected studying in class 10th and 12th in various govt and private school of capital complex area of Arunachal Pradesh. The variables of the study are measured quantitatively by administering self-report demographic profile, standardised psychological test of Self-awareness scale developed by Patteti and Podila (2005) and Career Decision Making Scale by K. Singh. The results showed high level of self-awareness, career decidedness and low level in career indecision. Higher number of students reported to receive career guidance. Further findings indicated strong positive correlation between self-awareness and career decidedness.