The Impact of Some Psychosocial Factors on the Career Interest of Some Secondary School Adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined the impact of some psychosocial factors on the career interest of some secondary school adolescents in lbadan, Oyo state. Participants included 500 secondary school adolescents in SS I1 classes from 10 schools in lbadan metropolis. The Psychosocial Correlates of Career Interest Scale (PCCIS) developed by the researchers with r = 0.69 was used as an instrument for data collection. Two hypotheses were stated and tested at .05 significant level using mean, standard deviation, intercorrelation matrix, and multiple regression statistical tools. The results indicated that self-concept, self-efficacy and parental influence correlate significantly with adolescents' career interest, and that all the variables significantly predict and contribute to career interest of the adolescents. It was recommended that career counsellors, career psychologists and parents should endeavour to expose the adolescents to more career options, because their knowledge of different occupations may be limited.

Keywords: Career, Career Interest, Interest, Adolescent, Psychological factors.