Impact of career self-efficacy on career exploration behavior.

Abstract

n the present study the impact of career self efficacy on career exploration behaviour of final year bachelor of business administration students who are in Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce were analysed. Totally there are 240 students .Convenience random sampling technique was used to collect the data. Hundred and sixty questions were issued and only hundred and one questionnaires were returned. Present study used Career Decision Self efficacy Scale –Short Form to measure the Career Decision Self efficacy. To measure career self efficacy, Career self-Efficacy Sources Scale was used. Career Exploration Survey-Revised Scale was used to measure Career Exploration behavior. This was developed by Nasta (2007). According to the analysis it is clear that Career decision Self Efficacy has significantly explained by the Career Self Efficacy (R2 Square) is=.326) and Career exploration behavior has significantly explained by the Career Self Efficacy (R2 Square) is=.434). There is a positive relationship between Career Self Efficacy and career decision self efficacy(r-.571). Correlation between Career Self Efficacy and Career Exploration Behavior is .659**.