Peran Dukungan Sosial dalam Memprediksi Kesulitan Pengambilan Keputusan Karier pada Siswa SMK Kelas XII

Farassuci Kurnia Amallia (Program Studi Psikologi, Fakultas Psikologi, Universitas Esa Unggul, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Arifatul Bahirah (Program Studi Psikologi, Fakultas Psikologi, Universitas Esa Unggul, Tangerang, Indonesia)

CARONG: Jurnal Pendidikan, Sosial dan Humaniora
Vol. 3 No. 3 (2026): Juli-September, Isu dan Tantangan Kontemporer dalam Pendidikan, Ilmu Sosial, da

This study examines the role of social support in predicting career decision-making difficulties among Grade XII vocational high school students in Tangerang Regency. The study employed a descriptive quantitative approach with a predictive correlational design involving 200 students selected through convenience sampling. Data were collected using the Social Support Scale based on Uchino’s (2004) theory and the Career Decision-Making Difficulties Scale adapted from the Career Decision-Making Difficulties Questionnaire (CDDQ) developed by Gati et al. (1996). Data were analyzed using simple linear regression. The results showed that social support significantly predicted career decision-making difficulties (p = 0.000 < 0.05) with a negative relationship (B = -0.196; β = -0.381). The coefficient of determination (R² = 0.145) indicates that social support contributed 14.5% to career decision-making difficulties, while the remaining 85.5% was influenced by other factors not examined in this study. Thus, higher levels of social support were associated with lower levels of career decision-making difficulties among Grade XII vocational high school students in Tangerang Regency.