Journal of Family Science
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2024): Journal of Family Sciences

The Influence of Identity Status and Parental Support toward Career Maturity in Final-Year Undergraduate Students

Nur’afiah, Yuni (Unknown)
Hernawati, Neti (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
11 Dec 2024

Abstract

Considering future alternatives such as determining career plans is a fairly complex challenge for teenagers. Although college graduates have a longer learning experience than other education levels, there is still open unemployment in college graduates. This is due to students' low career maturity, whichh is influenced by their identity status and the support of their parents. This study analyzes the influence of adolescent characteristics, family characteristics, identity status, and parental support on career maturity. A total of 100 respondents included in this study consisted of 48 male and 52 female final-level undergraduate students selected by proportional random sampling technique. Data were collected through questionnaires, then the data were analyzed using descriptive and inferencing analysis. The results showed that the identity status of achievement and father autonomy support had a significant positive effect on career maturity. In contrast, diffusion identity status and moratorium hurt career maturity. There were no significant differences between the career maturity of male and female respondents. Therefore, colleges and universities should implement comprehensive career guidance programs involving parents to ensure consistent and effective support.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jfs

Publisher

Subject

Social Sciences

Description

Journal of Family Science (JFS) is a scientific journal providing researched paper on the subject of family ecology, family development, family interaction, and any topics related family studies published two times a year by the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, ...