Psychosocial Factors Associated with Academic Career Choice Process of Kotebe Metropolitan University Freshman Students in Addis Ababa
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2020-11
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Abstract
The major aim of this study was to assess the psychosocial factors associated with academic
career choice process among Kotebe Metropolitan University students in Addis Ababa by
examining the major psychosocial factors impacting the academic study discipline choice and
the relationship between parental influence, peer influence and self-efficacy and academic
career exploration and indecision. The study used correlational research design and the data
were obtained using standardized and adapted parent career behavior checklist, peer influence
questionnaires, general self-efficacy scale, career exploration survey scale and career decision
scale measures from randomly selected 169 ( 88 males and 81 females) among Kotebe
Metropolitan University freshman students. To analyze the obtained data descriptive and
inferential statistics were employed. The findings showed that personal interest mainly
influenced positively academic discipline choice of students and economic conditions and family
factors as the major factors negatively influenced academic discipline choice of students than
other factors. The study also showed that academic career exploration had a significant positive
relationship with parental influence and self-efficacy and significant negative relationship with
peer influence. Whereas, academic career indecision had a significant negative relationship with
parental influence and self-efficacy and significant positive relationship with peer influence.
Based on the findings, relevant recommendations were forwarded.