Social support and self-esteem as predictors of career decision-making among high school students in Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Authors: Mpofu, Pamella
- Date: 2023-11
- Subjects: Career development -- Decision making -- South Africa , High school students -- Social networks -- South Africa , Self-esteem in adolescence
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/29495 , vital:77972
- Description: In an ideal scenario, high school students should receive extensive support to aid them in making effective decisions, however, this is not the case with students coming from disadvantaged backgrounds. This study investigated the relationship among social support, self-esteem, and career decision making in a sample of secondary school students from diverse backgrounds in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, to understand the most significant factors influencing career choice among high school students. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: This study sought to understand factors that affect career decision making amongst high school students from diverse background in the Eastern Cape. The factors that were considered for their influence in career decision making of the leaners included social support, matric results and self-esteem. To gain this insight, a quantitative research approach was employed where a questionnaire was administered to sample size of 172 respondents from a population size of 700 learners from 10 high schools who attended the career expo. To analyse the data, SPSS version 27.0 was used, where cross-tabulation and standard deviation comparison of the percentage ratings was utilised. MAIN FINDINGS: The primary findings revealed that social support and self-esteem are positively correlated towards students making informed career choices, but validation on the scale and subscale was not established. The study also showed that matric results were not a significant factor in students making their career choice. Parents were found to be less influential in students' career choices with friends being more influential in leaners’ career choices. A majority of students also shown to choose a career out of passion and interest, however, some students ended up settling on a different path due to circumstances such as their matric results being inadequate for the preferred career paths. IMPLICATIONS: The findings suggest that students should receive adequate support and exposure to their career of interest through attendance career guidance sessions well before matriculation for them to make good judgements in career decision making. , Thesis (MCom in IP) -- Faculty of Management and Commerce, 2023
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- Date Issued: 2023-11
- Authors: Mpofu, Pamella
- Date: 2023-11
- Subjects: Career development -- Decision making -- South Africa , High school students -- Social networks -- South Africa , Self-esteem in adolescence
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/29495 , vital:77972
- Description: In an ideal scenario, high school students should receive extensive support to aid them in making effective decisions, however, this is not the case with students coming from disadvantaged backgrounds. This study investigated the relationship among social support, self-esteem, and career decision making in a sample of secondary school students from diverse backgrounds in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, to understand the most significant factors influencing career choice among high school students. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: This study sought to understand factors that affect career decision making amongst high school students from diverse background in the Eastern Cape. The factors that were considered for their influence in career decision making of the leaners included social support, matric results and self-esteem. To gain this insight, a quantitative research approach was employed where a questionnaire was administered to sample size of 172 respondents from a population size of 700 learners from 10 high schools who attended the career expo. To analyse the data, SPSS version 27.0 was used, where cross-tabulation and standard deviation comparison of the percentage ratings was utilised. MAIN FINDINGS: The primary findings revealed that social support and self-esteem are positively correlated towards students making informed career choices, but validation on the scale and subscale was not established. The study also showed that matric results were not a significant factor in students making their career choice. Parents were found to be less influential in students' career choices with friends being more influential in leaners’ career choices. A majority of students also shown to choose a career out of passion and interest, however, some students ended up settling on a different path due to circumstances such as their matric results being inadequate for the preferred career paths. IMPLICATIONS: The findings suggest that students should receive adequate support and exposure to their career of interest through attendance career guidance sessions well before matriculation for them to make good judgements in career decision making. , Thesis (MCom in IP) -- Faculty of Management and Commerce, 2023
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- Date Issued: 2023-11
Cyberbullying and adolescents' self-esteem
- Authors: Van Rensburg, Philip
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Cyberbullying , Self-esteem in adolescence
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/4343 , vital:20587
- Description: Cyberbullying can be defined as the wilful and repeated harm inflicted upon others through the medium of electronic text (Patchin, 2002). Typically, cyberbullying involves sending harassing or threatening e-mails and instant messages, posting derogatory comments of someone on a website, or physically threatening or intimidating someone online. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between adolescents’ experience with cyberbullying and their level of self-esteem. There is a considerable amount of support, which has been accrued over the years, alluding to the fact that incidents involving bullying have damaging consequences upon adolescent development. One such correlation that has earned a considerable amount of interest is the consequence of bullying on selfesteem. Self-esteem can be defined as a favourable or unfavourable attitude toward the self. The current research study employed an exploratory, descriptive quantitative research design. Quantitative research focuses on using empirical data with findings based on certainty. Results are accumulated through formal measurements using prearranged instruments and analysed through the use of statistical measures. Research consisted of the completion of a biographical questionnaire which provided data on the demographics of the sample. The cyber bully/victim questionnaire provided information about the prevalence of cyberbullying behaviours among the participants. James Battle’s Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventory was utilised to measure the construct of self-esteem. Participants were selected by means of non-probability sampling and comprised of a sample of grade seven learners enrolled at a primary school in George, Western Cape. Quantitativedata, obtained from the self-report questionnaires, were analysed through the use of descriptive statistics, ANOVA statistics and a Pearson R correlation coefficient. One key finding revealed that over fifty percent (51.40%) of the grade 7 participants had been involved in cyberbullying behaviours. No significant relationship was found to exist between cyberbullying and selfesteem in the grade 7 sample. Self-esteem scores did not vary significantly among the cyberbullies, cybervictims, cyberbully-victims and bystanders in the sample.
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- Date Issued: 2015
- Authors: Van Rensburg, Philip
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Cyberbullying , Self-esteem in adolescence
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/4343 , vital:20587
- Description: Cyberbullying can be defined as the wilful and repeated harm inflicted upon others through the medium of electronic text (Patchin, 2002). Typically, cyberbullying involves sending harassing or threatening e-mails and instant messages, posting derogatory comments of someone on a website, or physically threatening or intimidating someone online. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between adolescents’ experience with cyberbullying and their level of self-esteem. There is a considerable amount of support, which has been accrued over the years, alluding to the fact that incidents involving bullying have damaging consequences upon adolescent development. One such correlation that has earned a considerable amount of interest is the consequence of bullying on selfesteem. Self-esteem can be defined as a favourable or unfavourable attitude toward the self. The current research study employed an exploratory, descriptive quantitative research design. Quantitative research focuses on using empirical data with findings based on certainty. Results are accumulated through formal measurements using prearranged instruments and analysed through the use of statistical measures. Research consisted of the completion of a biographical questionnaire which provided data on the demographics of the sample. The cyber bully/victim questionnaire provided information about the prevalence of cyberbullying behaviours among the participants. James Battle’s Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventory was utilised to measure the construct of self-esteem. Participants were selected by means of non-probability sampling and comprised of a sample of grade seven learners enrolled at a primary school in George, Western Cape. Quantitativedata, obtained from the self-report questionnaires, were analysed through the use of descriptive statistics, ANOVA statistics and a Pearson R correlation coefficient. One key finding revealed that over fifty percent (51.40%) of the grade 7 participants had been involved in cyberbullying behaviours. No significant relationship was found to exist between cyberbullying and selfesteem in the grade 7 sample. Self-esteem scores did not vary significantly among the cyberbullies, cybervictims, cyberbully-victims and bystanders in the sample.
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- Date Issued: 2015
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