Indonesian Journal of Guidance and Counseling: Theory and Application
Vol. 15 No. 1 (2026): June 2026

The Effect of Family Economic Status, Peer Support, and  Mass Media Perception on Career Planning of SMKS Students

Ar Byanfikas Musita (Universitas negeri semarang)
Awalya Awalya (Universitas Negeri Semarang)
Farid Ahmadi (Universitas Negeri Semarang)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2026

Abstract

Career planning serves as a systematic framework that is essential to guides students toward a well-structured future. This study examines the effect of family economic status, peer support, and mass media perception on students' career planning. Utilizing a quantitative approach, this research sampled 222 students through proportionate stratified random sampling. The data involved were analyzed using hierarchical regression. The results of this study indicated that in Model 1, family economic status accounted for 27.3% of the variance in career planning (R2 = 0.273). The inclusion of peer support in Model 2 increased the contribution to 44.2% (R2 = 0.442); meanwhile the addition of mass media in Model 3 raised the total variance explained to 53.5% (R2 = 0.535). In addition, the t-test results confirmed that each additional variable group provided a statistically significant increase in the involved variables. The findings reveal that mass media, specifically the evaluating information dimension regarding the credibility and relevance of career-related data is the most dominant predictor of career planning among vocational high school students.

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jbk

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Indonesian Journal of Guidance and Counseling publishes research articles and conceptual analysis of guidance and counseling both in schools and out of school education that includes the study of guidance counseling, management, and counseling application approaches, innovation, media / information ...