Abstract:
The purpose of this study examined Role of Self-esteem, Self-efficacy and peer
Pressure in Career Decision- making among Secondary School Students of Bakelech
Bari Secondary School, Ambo Town. The study employed stratified random sampling
and simple random sampling techniques. The sample size consisted of 131
participants. From these 131 students participated; 71 were males and 60 were
females. In order to achieve the research objective quantitative research
design(correlation) was employed , the data were collected through questionnaires
and analyzed by the SPSS version 27 software to calculate descriptive, Pearson
correlation coefficient and independent sample t-test to know is there gender
difference on career decision making. Descriptive statistics revealed high mean and
low standard deviations in variables predict career decisions. The correlation results
indicate that there is moderate and significant negative relationship self-efficacy,
self-esteem and independent sample t-test results indicate that there is no significant
gender difference in career decision making. That means male and female are not
significantly different to peer-pressure in their career decision. Result of Descriptive
Statistics of self-efficacy responses on career decision making indicates that students
who feel high in self-efficacy are more likely to be confident in career decision
making as compared to those who feel low in self-efficacy. Result of Pearson product
moment correlation coefficient indicates that there was an inverse significant
relationship between student self-efficacy and career decision making among
secondary school students in Ambo Town.
