Influence of locus of control, perceived career barriers, negative affect, and hopelessness on career decision-making self-efficacy among Turkish university students

A Cases Relationship Between Internal Locus Control and Vocational Maturity Among Students in Medan, Indonesia

“…The results of this study are in accordance with the results of previous studies (Akpochafo, 2017;Bahtiar, 2017;Munawir et al, 2018;Ulas & Yildirim, 2018;Zahra & Malik, 2018) that showed a positive and significant relationship between internal locus of control and vocational maturity. Based on the description, it was concluded that research and hypotheses were accepted.…”

“…The result pointed out a significant strong positive correlation between self-concept and career maturity among high school students. Then, Ulas and Yildirim (2018) conducted a study to determine the relationship between locus of control and career decision-making self-efficacy among final-year Turkish undergraduate students across various departments. The result found that relationship between locus of control and career decision-making self-efficacy was significant.…”

The relationship between locus of control and hope in adolescents: The mediating role of career and talent development self-efficacy

“…An extensive search of the literature yielded no studies that directly addressed the mediating role of career decision making self-efficacy in the relationship between locus of control and hope. Ulas and Yildirim (2019) found that there was a mediating role for hopelessness in the relationship between locus of control and career decision-making self-efficacy. Kim and Lee (2018) found that there was a mediating role for career decision-making self-efficacy in the relationship between internal locus of control and career futures.…”

Online career counseling success: the role of hardiness and psychological capital

“…According to the American Counseling Association (ACA), counselling is a professional relationship that helps people, families, and various groups to achieve mental health, wellness, education, and career goals (Kaplan et al, 2014 ). Career counseling means helping people to discover their real stance, achieve self-awareness, and create a clear and unified picture about themselves and the world of work (Zunker, 2011 ) and these aspects have a large impact on career decision-making (Gati et al, 2019 ; Rogers et al, 2008 ; Ulas & Yildirim, 2019 ). Career counseling is not dedicated to decision-making and includes many problems such as frustrations, disappointments due to the sense of redundancy, unemployment, managing relations with other people in the workplace, decision-making about returning to career or education and finding solutions to create a balance between various life roles (Kidd, 2006 ).…”