The role of social support on vocational school students’ career choices

Abstract

Strengthening career choices for vocational students is essential in preparing them to enter the world of work. Many studies highlighted the importance of career choices that are by the areas of expertise for vocational students and even examine the mechanism for strengthening their career choices. However, limited studies still focused on testing models for forming career choices by involving social support, career self-efficacy, and vocational identity in an integrative manner. Therefore, this study investigated the model of developing student career choices by applying for social support, career self-efficacy, and vocational identity. This study used structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis with Amos 18 software. The study results revealed that social support, career self-efficacy, and vocational identity factors directly influence vocational students’ career choices. In addition, career self-efficacy mediates the effect of social support on career choice. Finally, vocational identity moderates the interaction of the independent variables (social support and career self-efficacy) and the dependent variable (career choice). The results of this study provided important implications for lecturers to implement learning strategies that aim to strengthen vocational students’ career choices. © 2024, Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Author Keywords

Career choice career development social support vocational identity career self-efficacy

Index Keywords

Author Affiliations

Department of Automotive Engineering Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purworejo, Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia

Department of Mechanical Engineering Vocational Education, Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Department of Mechanical Engineering Vocational Education, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Serang, Banten, Indonesia

Funding & Acknowledgements

Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat, Universitas Riau, LPPM

This research has received financial support from the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology number 3-0627108403. We thank all students involved in providing data for our project. Furthermore, we would like to thank the Institute for Research and Community Service, the University of Muhammadiyah Purworejo, for the research permit support.

Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, UMP

This research has received financial support from the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology number 3-0627108403. We thank all students involved in providing data for our project. Furthermore, we would like to thank the Institute for Research and Community Service, the University of Muhammadiyah Purworejo, for the research permit support.

Grant: 3-0627108403

This research has received financial support from the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology number 3-0627108403. We thank all students involved in providing data for our project. Furthermore, we would like to thank the Institute for Research and Community Service, the University of Muhammadiyah Purworejo, for the research permit support.

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The role of social support on vocational school students’ career choices

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