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Tri Mayrani
Arini Widyowati
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Career-related self-efficacy and career optimism are considered important factors that determine career engagement among young adults. This study aims to determine the relationship between career-related self-efficacy, career optimism and career engagement among university students. This study involved 329 active students, drawing from a faculty of Psychology in one University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, that were chosen through cluster random sampling. This study used a quantitative approach, though scales were used to collect the data (i.e. the career engagement scale, the career-related self-efficacy scale and the career optimism scale). Data were analysed using multiple analysis techniques, with SPSS 26.0 for Windows. Results showed that there is a relationship between career-related self-efficacy, career optimism and career engagement. Separately, we found that both the career-related self-efficacy scale and the career optimism were associated positively with career engagement. The study brings implications on how parents, universities and career counsellors may help students enhance their career engagement.
Efikasi diri terkait karier dan optimisme pada mahasiswa diyakini memiliki peran penting dalam mendorong keterlibatan individu dengan kariernya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan career-related self efficacy dan optimisme karier dengan keterlibatan karier pada mahasiswa. Penelitian ini melibatkan 329 mahasiswa aktif di fakultas psikologi salah satu Universitas di Yogyakarta, Indonesia yang diambil dengan teknik cluster random sampling sebagai partisipan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan menggunakan skala sebagai alat pengumpulan data. Skala yang digunakan yaitu skala career engagement scale, skala career-related self efficacy dan skala career optimism. Data di analisis menggunakan teknik analisi berganda dengan bantuan SPSS for windows versi 26.0. Hasil penelitian ini menemukan bahwa ada hubungan antara career-related self efficacy dan career optimism dengan career engagement. Secara terpisah, baik career-related self efficacy dan career optimism berhubungan positif dengan career engagement. Hasil penelitian ini dapat dijadikan rujukan bagi orangtua, universitas dan konselor karier untuk membantu mahasiswa dalam meningkatkan career engagement-nya.
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