The influence of dwelling place and self efficacy on career decision-making

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of dwelling place and self-efficacy on career decisionmaking. One hundred and seventy –five (175) participants were randomly selected from a population of remedial students in the University of Uyo. In this study dwelling place had two levels (rural vs urban) while self – efficacy also had two levels (high vs low). The design used was a 2 x 2 factorial design, while a 2- Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) for unequal sample size using the harmonic mean was used to analyse the data obtained in this study. Results showed that there was no statistically significant difference between rural and urban participants. However, there was a statistically significant difference between the participants who had high and low self- efficacy F(1,171)= 9.02, p< 0.05. Results were discussed in context relating to theories and previous findings on career decision making. The findings of the present study, point to the need to educate the masses on the steps to make career decisions.