Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy and Social Environment as Predictors of Career Decision Making among Adolescent Girls

Making a decision for career is a very difficult process as a number of factors contributes significantly in this milieu and a lot of attention is required to accomplish it. The present study aims to examine the relationship of career decision making with the career decision-making self-efficacy and social environment. Based on the results, it was established that there is a significant positive correlation between career decidedness and career decision-making self-efficacy; and career decidedness and social environment of girl students belonging to educationally backward and non- backward blocks. However, a significant negative correlation is found between career indecision and career decision-making self-efficacy; and career indecision and social environment of girl students belonging to educationally backward and non- backward blocks. The results revealed that career decision-making self-efficacy and social environment are the potential predictors of career decidedness and career indecision. Career decision-making self-efficacy and social environment conjointly predicted that career decidedness and career indecision of girl students belonging to educationally backward and non-backward blocks is significantly higher as compared to their separate prediction.