Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to examine the role of self-esteem and perceived social support in secondary education students in predicting their career decision-making selfefficacy. The study group of the research consisted of 417 students (249 females - 168 males) who were studying at three different secondary schools in the city center of Uşak in 2016-2017 academic years and accepted to participate voluntarily. The research was conducted in accordance with the relational screening model. In the study, the "Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale - Short Form “is used to determine the self-efficacy levels of the participants, the "Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale” is used to determine their self-esteem levels and the “Multi-Dimensional Perceived Social Support Scale" is used to determine their social support levels. Analyses were tested at .05 and .01 significance level by using SPSS 17.0 package program. The data were analyzed by correlation, multiple regression and independent samples t-test techniques. A positive relationship was found between self-esteem and career decision-making self-efficacy in the findings of the study. Similarly, a significant positive relationship was also observed between perceived social support and career decision-making self-efficacy. The findings reveal the predictive role of self-esteem and perceived social support on career decision-making self-efficacy of secondary education students. The findings of the study were discussed in the light of the literature, and some suggestions were made. 

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