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A STUDY ON THE FAMILY INFLUENCE ON CAREER DECISION
MAKING IN UG AND PG STUDENTS
Priyanka NA
Symbiosis Institute of management studies,
Symbiosis International University, Maharashtra, India.
ABSTRACT:
Profession dynamic self-adequacy is an essential develop in understanding people's vocation
practices. Family, as an essential wellspring of social help, applies a considerable impact on
youths' vocation advancement and dynamic cycles. This exploration centers around the outside
and inner elements that rouses understudies for selecting a particular Career way and
distinguishing the most basic factors and decide their positioning. Likewise, this examination
improves the information about least significant components while picking proper vocation.
Undergrads will give data on their folks' association and impact during their auxiliary training.
Eventually, this examination will distinguish how family impacts the vocation dynamic cycles
and will teach experts about how to fuse the family as an approach to evade delays in the ideal
profession ways of rising grown-ups. This blended strategy study examined the impact of
family on the vocation dynamic cycle among developing grown-ups going to a metropolitan
college in the southeastern United States. It additionally tried to recognize the idea of parental
association in exercises, scholarly accomplishment, picking a significant, and profession
decision in understudies. The initial two inquiries detailed the reason for quantitative
exploration techniques, and subjective strategies supported in investigating the third inquiry
INTRODUCTION:
Indians are bound to think about family desires and commitments while picking a profession,
particularly a vocation that improves the societal position and carries magnificence to their family.
Guardians are additionally an essential impact in urging youths to investigate their vocation
advantages and objectives. Indian guardians send their profession related qualities, some of the time
verifiably, and gear their youngsters' future towards what they think about the correct way. The
motivation behind this examination work is to investigate and acquire a more profound
comprehension of the family impact on Student's Career Decision-production. A well-educated,
seasoned and experienced family provides better assistance and counseling to the adults in choosing
the right career path for themselves. In India, we have the largest number of youth as compared to
any other country. Typical Indian families emphasizes a lot on education and as far as possible try to
facilitate it by providing the required financial support, role modeling, and also by influencing the
Child’s understanding of a career choice. Indian parents mold their children into mainstream Career
fields like Medicine and Science, with an expectation that a particular career path that they are
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molding their children into will provide them with strong and stable jobs and career opportunity.
Parent’s perception of their children’s interests and skills and their specific expectations of their
child’s success can influence their belief and choice of career. A theoretical and empirical approach
can be used to understand the nature of influence a family has on the career decision-making of their
child. Parents play a vital role in laying career path by being a role model and providing them with
sufficient guidance and exposure during their career life. Parents provide opportunities for their
children to learn, develop, and nurture under their guidance and support. An inclination is noticed to
follow the foot-steps of the parents when the family is seen as happy and flourishing by a
juvenile.“Itcan also be noticed that individual lacking adequate emotional and mental support from
their families are more subjected to indecisiveness while making career decision.At last, this
examination will distinguish how aq family impacts the vocation dynamic cycles and will teach
experts about how to consolidate the family as an approach to dodge delays in the ideal profession
ways of rising grown-ups.
The Career Involvement and Influence Questionnaire (CIIQ) and the Career Development Inventory
(CDI) give the wellspring of information assortment for this investigation. The examination yielded
no huge relationship or contrasts among parental figures' (moms, fathers, and different guardians)
association in profession choices (CIIQ) or future impacts and level of vocation emphatic quality
(CDI). The subjective outcomes gave clearness regarding a portion of the shared characteristics and
contrasts that existed among reactions of the members. Ramifications of the discoveries allude to
guide instruction, clinical practice, and future exploration.”
1.1 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK:
Family Influence: In this research, family influence is the first independent variable. “Various
elements can shape and impact the vocation ways you pick, beginning with how your family shapes
your view of various business alternatives. Regardless of whether you were raised with goals of
specific callings, or you are searching for an occupation that accommodates your grown-up family
life, these issues should be deliberately thought of.”
Career Decision-Making: The second variable of this research study is career decision-making,
which is a dependent variable. Career Decision-making is a process of helping out the individuals to
find a path for a long-term career. “As understudies investigate professions, choices can be made
dependent on their inclinations, characters, capacities, and abilities.”
Academic performance: Students’ academic performance plays an importantrole in deciding their
career path. After school education the selection of subjects inIndian education system is majorly
based upon their final exam results and fewschools are also following policies as per their previous
benchmark givingadmissions in science stream and mathematics stream. Similarly, if their academic
performances are not good then they have to face problems in career progression fortaking
admissions in top colleges and universities.
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Personal interests in subject: As per past explores and studies done in Kenya, Nigeria and South
Africa it can without much of a stretch characterized that while choosing a specific course,
“individual enthusiasm for subject assumes significant function in profession movement of
understudy research reasoned that individual preferring of a person towards a specific subject
significantly contributes in vocation determination choice cycle. Alexander et al (2011) found by
assessment of understudies took on the controls of data innovation, were impacted by close to home
intrigue when taking a gander at the components contributing in proficient development. It was
discovered that intrigue portrayed by understudies in certain subjects will generally prompt the better
assessment execution and determination of calling a similar way.”
Personality andattitude: “Character is another significant factor in vocation decision. Studies have
indicated that understudies will pick a significant that they think will accommodate their character
type (Mihyeon,2009). The understudies who have faith in themselves discovered a few courses and
recorded where they can make the most of their work life. As per examines, understudies who have
an insightful character are bound to study science fields. Understudies with a creative character are
bound to study expressions
what's more, in interdisciplinary fields. Rebecca J. et al (2016) led an examination on 399
understudies in Kenya which brought about that there is a connection between character types, and
profession decision.
Future opportunities: Each individual is anticipating future development in present situation.
Additionally, youth is likewise searching for a vocation that can give great pay rates, way of life and
development to full fill their social needs and regard needs. Each individual endeavour the system of
picking openings emotional by numerous variables, setting they live in, individual aptitudes and
instructive abilities.
Influential people: Friends and family circles come under peer group andinfluential people for
selection of any career path among youth. There are numerous individuals in an understudy's life who
can impact their profession choices. More often than not, guardians and companions assume an
enormous job, yet mentors and educators can likewise hugy affect an understudy's life (Wildman and
Torres, 2001). Educators and mentors can assist an understudy with improving in school, to get into
school or to improve way.
sway that these grown-ups have on youthful understudies can impact their profession way
Financial expenditure: Financial outcomes also have key role in selecting careerchoices among
students as the families who are not sound enough cannot motivatetheir children to go for coaching’s,
crash courses and other efforts towardsachievement of career goals due to unavailability or
unaffordability of financialexpenses. A larger part of competitors selected for college majors wound
up lacking scholarly capacities needed for certain elective courses.
Career flexibility: In today’s world of globalization, every employee, businessperson and youth
wants to grow with economic era. So career flexibility should be considered to select particular
course and its future availability of opportunities. Specifically for higher education students are more
focused about flexible career to grab all opportunities worldwide.
Job security: Job Security plays an important role while selecting a career pathbecause in the
changing external environment youth also facing some insecurity withthe high paid jobs for the short
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tenure they are preferring comparatively stablepayment jobs with security. It is additionally closed in
past explored when these understudies investigate a significant or a lifelong way, they search out the
more significant compensation occupations or they search for majors that include the most employer
stability.”
1.1 LITERATURE REVIEW:
Mtemeri (2017) did the study on the topic “Factors influencing the choice of career pathways
among high school students in Midlands Province, Zimbabwe” that sought to investigate factors
that influence the choice of career pathways among high school students in Midlands Province of
Zimbabwe.1010 respondents took part in this study. Both the family, Nucleus as well as extended
family more often mother and father were part of the study that resulted positive and implied that
the family significantly influence thestudent’s career decision-making.
Liu, Morgan (2015), the paper draws on findings from a case study which explored the topic
“factors influencing students’ decision-making of postgraduate (PG) education at G
University in China”, the tools used for data collection were the questionnaires and follow-up
interviews. “The discoveries demonstrated that the two families and educators assume significant
functions in forming understudies' dynamic about PG training. It gives experiences into
understudies' dynamic about advanced education installed in the Chinese culture of
Confucianism.616 Questionnaires were dispersed to the entire PG understudies over the 15
resources and schools of G University. Altogether, 381 polls were returned. The results were
concluded in two phases: firstly, there was negative relationship between the family influence of
the parents who did not opt for higher education on their children career decision making and
secondly,” there was positive relationship between the family who opted for higher education and
were able to influence their children in making career- related decisions.
Joseph (2012) conducted the study on the topic “The Impact of Family Influence and
Involvement On Career Development”, the study was conducting with the sample size of 381
respondents, the presented data was collected on the basis of semi structured interviews and survey.
The analysis of the qualitative data showed that the financially strong families and educational
resources benefited the children for the good formation and the families with weak capital structure
were not able to influence or provide better Education to their children.
Slovacek, Jacob and Flenoury (2015) assessed the study on “Dynamic Influence of Family on
College and Career Choices of Underrepresented Minorities in the Biomedical Sciences”, this
study focused on the importance of family influence on the student academic decisions changing
time to time during the school and college and also the financial, emotional and mental dependency
during the college life. The results stated a heavy dependency of the student on its family.
Huda (2014) examined the research on “Family and societal influence on career decision
making”, the topic on which research was conducted through the survey and analyzed on the basis of
survey of 20 respondents of all North South University’s students which resulted in the positive and
significant impact of family influence on student’s career decision making as family always look after
for the wellbeing of their children in every aspect of their life.
Tillman (2015) the study investigated the “parental influence on college student’s Career
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Aspirations”, parents belonging to teaching field had a high level of influence on their children’s
career decisions as compared to the others. The presented data was gathered by survey and
interviews. Interviewees included parents belonging to academia and also who were not from the
academia. This Study revealed a slight greater influence on the children whose parents are educators.
Kakkad, Nair (2015) published a research paper named “A study on the factors influencing
students’ decision to study abroad”, Higher education has been seen as a competitive sector around
the globe. Every student dreams of pursuing their career from the best universities and colleges which
are fairly expensive and not everyone’s cup of tea. Such kind of education can be achieved by the
most excelling students or the ones with firm financial support. This study was based upon the
amount of exposure provided by the parents. The sample size of the study was 400 students from the
University of Mumbai which included 200 Boys and 200 girls. The research showed the
majorinfluence of family for the overseas study decisions. A studyby Shanka, Ali-Knight and Pope
(2002) showed that 37% of relationship to overcome the geographic and culture distance between the
host country and the students’ home international under-graduate students rated parents.
Lee (2002)a study on “Family structure and influence in family decision making”,stated that the
wives of occupational status make a great amount of difference in influencing the adolescent’s career
decision-making. The results were in the support of the comparative resource contribution theory;
where the mothers, who contribute to their families have significant influence and adolescents are
mostly influenced and dependent on their mothers’ occupational status.
Palos, Drobot (2010) the topic of the study was “The impact of family influence on the career
choice of adolescents”, aiming to understand and identify the family environment impacting on
adolescent career decision making. 60 was the sample size of this study conducted through the
questionnaire, adult attachment scale. The result obtained image the variables that influence the
process of career decision making.
James and Denis (2015) conducted a study on “ Factors influencing career choice among
undergraduate Students in an African university context: The Case of Agriculture Students at
Makerere University, Uganda”,“this paper examines factors impacting decision of horticultural
professions among college understudies in an African University setting with specific reference to
encounters of understudies in the School of Agricultural Sciences at Makerere University. The
particular goals are to: set up the components which impact profession decision among BSc in
Agriculture; decide understudies' recognitions towards cultivating as a vocation after college; and
depict the help administrations accessible to understudy the college. Datawerecollectedfrom116
understudies in the School of Agricultural Sciences utilizing an organized survey and investigated for
spellbinding measurements like frequencies and rates utilizing SPSS version16computer
programming. Discoveries demonstrated that understudies depended on their own encounters and
interests (30.2%) and pressure from their folks (15.5%) while settling on decisions. In spite of
surviving writing, 73% of understudies said they were eager to re-visitation of the land as ranchers
27.2% would want to look for work. It is recognized that the college ought to give profession
direction administrations to assist understudies with settling on educated vocation decisions and
government should surrender follow backing to those horticulture graduates who are happy to revisitation of cultivating.”
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Fouad, Kim, Ghosh, Chang, Figueiredo (2015) they conducted the study on the topic “Family
Influence on Career Decision Making: Validation in India and the United States” the family
influence in the Unites States and India was been examined with the population size of total of 136
US participants and 377 participants from India. The study support the construct validity and various
ways in which family influence both in India and United States. There was a correlation in family
influence which was expected in the following ways with family obligation, violation of work, work
values, occupational engagement andcalling.
Sarwar, Amzat (2013) “the research highlights the factors that have impact on the career
decision of business graduates in Pakistan. The effect of family and fathers occupation was
especially focused. Business graduates were somehow autonomous but the effect of father’s
occupation and sector still had a strong influence. The data was collected from the convenience
sampling from 17 business schools in Lahore. The study showed the negative effect between the
variables influence of gender, importance of money over the career decisionmaking.”
1.2 RATIONALE:
Earlier experimenters have likewise explored how family influences the profession dynamic of the
understudies in different pieces of the earth. These studies have explored the various facets of this
relationship. Our exploration shall target the family member’s employed in India. It would be
interesting to know how the family members influence their children regarding making decisions
for a long-lasting career..
The earlier analysis done in this region was almost in the western contexts and those explorations are
not preferable in India. The research done in this study is based on the Indian context about how
Indian families influence career decision making for a long-term career.
OBJECTIVES:
The following are the specific objectives of the study:
1. To identify critical factors influencing career decisions for higher education
2. To develop the causal framework among the critical factors and validate through appropriate
analysis
HYPOTHESIS:
H01. There is significant impact of family Influence on Career Decision-Making. H02. There is
significant impact of demographic effect on Family Influence.
H03. There is significant impact of demographic effect on Career Decision-Making.
H04.There is significant differences between male and female on Family Influence. So, hypothesis
not rejected.
H05. There are significant differences between UG and PG on Family Influence. So, hypothesis not
rejected.
H06. There are significant differences between male and female on Career Decision-Making. So,
hypothesis not rejected.
H07. There are significant differences between UG and PG on Career Decision-Making. So,
hypotheses not rejected.
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Statement of problem:
“The issue in choosing right vocation decision among understudies has brought up loads of issues in
the psyche of Academicians, guardians and profession advisors. The issue has been a fragile issue
that must be drawn nearer with alert. There is no unmistakable cycle that understudies probably used
to settle on profession decision. Senior Secondary school understudies and UG understudies ought to
have the occasion to investigate the entirety of the decisions accessible so as to make a legitimate
instructed plan while picking a vocation. So they won't need to change their vocation from one
heading to other.”
Significance of the study:
The scope of the study is to provide a clear picture to all students guide,academicians, mentors,
parents and students about the driving forces while selecting acareer path. “This study will be
worthful to all students segment, who are presently inselection stage for choosing any UG or PG
Courses. This study will be needful to theplanning endeavours for the fresh pass out school students
to help them in selection oftheir correct career choice
2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:
2.1 THE STUDY:
The study was causal in nature and survey method was used to complete the research.
2.2 SAMPLE DESIGN
2.2.1 Population: Population included UG and PG students from Gwalior &Other region.
2.2.2 Sample Size: 100 respondents were taken as a sample size.
2.2.3 Sample Element: Individual UG and PG student were the sampling element.
2.2.4 Sampling Technique: Non-probability purposive sample used to sample the population
2.3 TOOLS USED FOR DATACOLLECTION:
Adapted questionnaire from the Standardized questionnaire was the tool used for collecting the data.
The Likert scale (1-5 in which 1 being the least agreeableness and 5 being the most agreeableness)
used for evaluating the questionnaire.
2.4 TOOLS USED FOR DATAANALYSIS
Dependability Test was applied to check the unwavering quality of the survey with the assistance of
Cronbach Alpha. Head Component Factor Analysis was applied to recognize the underline variables
of family impact and vocation dynamic.
Relapse Test was applied to check the connection between the Family Influence and Career DecisionMaking.
T-test was applied to identify the demographic effect.
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3.1 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION:
1. RELIABILITY TEST:
Dependability test was completed by utilizing SPSS programming and the Reliability test
measures are given beneath.
It is being viewed as the Reliability worth ought to be more than 0.7, and it very well may be
seen that in practically all the re Reliability strategies applied here, Reliability esteem is very
higher than the standard worth, so all the things in the survey are exceptionally dependable.
S.R
Variable
Cronbach’s Alpha Value
Items
1
Family Influence
.775
14
2
Career Decision Making
.856
15
No
2. FACTOR ANALYSIS:
Factor Analysis was done by utilizing SPSS programming and the factor test measures are given
underneath. Factor examination is a method that is utilized to diminish an enormous number of
factors into less quantities of components. This strategy separates greatest basic fluctuation from
all factors and places them into a typical score. As a file, all things considered, we can utilize this
score for additional investigation.
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Family Influence
KMO and Bartlett's Test
Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy.
.704
Bartlett's Test of Sphericity
374.682
Approx. Chi-Square
Df
91
Sig.
.000
The table shows two tests that demonstrates the reasonableness of our information for structure
discovery. The KMO (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin) proportion of inspecting Adequacy is a measurement
that demonstrates the extent of fluctuation brought about by basic factor. High worth (near 1.0) by
and large demonstrates that a factor examination might be helpful with our information. The
consequence of the factor examination is more than
0.50 so this worthy. The worth is 0.704 called ordinary.
Factor Name
Eigen
Variable Statements
Loading
Value
Educator
Influence
Total
%of Variances
3.798
27.132
5. One or more of my parents is an
educator, and I felt some pressure
to pursue a similar field in
education.
.830
10. Money is not a great factor in
my choosing my intended career.
.649
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7. I have other immediate family
members who are also educators
that have influenced me in my
.598
decision to be an educator.
6. One or more of my parents is an
educator, and I do not regret my
.503
decision to follow in their
footsteps.
4. My parents often question my
reasoning for choosing a career in
.479
education.
Teaching
Interest
1.987
14.191
13. After taking some college
classes, I am very excited to
continue in the field of education
14. I want to be an educator
because it presents both
challenging and rewarding
experiences..
8. I chose to teach because I love
working with other professionals
Future
Orientation
1.452
10.375
1. Growing up, my parents had a
significant influence on my career
decision.
9. I am passionate about my future
.809
.703
.560
.804
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Parental
Influence
1.111
7.932
job as a teacher.
.688
3. In recent years, my parents have
had a significant influence on my
college career choice.
.640
2. My parents encouraged me to
pursue my career interests and
aspirations.
11. The education field was not
my first choice for a career.
.629
.595
Description of factors:
1. Educator influence–Thisfactorhasemergedasamajorfactorwithhighestvariancevalue
.830 and lowest variance value .479. Eigen value of this factor is 3.798 and % of variance is
27.132.. In this factor four statements were clubbed.
2. Teaching interest-Thisfactorhasemergedasamajorfactorwithhighestvariancevalue
.809 and lowest variance value .560.Eigen value of this factor is 1.987 and % of variance is
14.191. In this factor three statements were clubbed.
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3. Future orientation-Thisfactorhasemergedasamajorfactorwithhighestvariancevalue
.804 and lowest variance value .688.Eigen value of this factor is 1.452 and % of variance is
10.375. In this factor two statements were clubbed.
4. Parental influence-Thisfactorhasemergedasamajorfactorwithhighestvariancevalue
.640 and lowest variance value .595. Eigen value of this factor is 1.111 and % of variance is
7.932. In this factor three statements were clubbed.
•
CareerDecision-Making
KMO and Bartlett's Test
Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy.
Bartlett's Test of Sphericity
.801
Approx. Chi-Square
523.267
Df
105
Sig.
.000
The table shows two tests that demonstrates the reasonableness of our information for structure
recognition. The KMO (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin) proportion of examining Adequacy is a measurement
that shows the extent of fluctuation brought about by basic factor. High worth (near 1.0) by and
large demonstrates that a factor investigation might be helpful with our information. The aftereffect
of the factor examination is more than
0.50 so this worthy. The value is 0.801 called meritorious.
Factor Name
Eigen
Variable Statements
Loading
4. It is usually difficult for
me to make decisions
.757
Value
%ofVariances
Total
Ignorance
5.128
34.185
13. I find it difficult to
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make a career decision
because I do not know
what factors to take into
consideration.
15. I find it difficult to
make a career decision
because I do not know
what my abilities or
personality traits will be
like in future.
.726
.726
6. I am usually afraid of
failure
14. I find it difficult to
make a career decision
because I still do not know
which occupation interests
me.
5. I usually feel that I need
confirmation and support
for my decision from a
professional person or
somebody else I trust
.724
.676
.638
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Long
term
commitment
1.900
12.667
11. I believe that the career
choice is one-time choice
and lifelong commitment
10. I expect that through
the career I choose I will
fulfill all myaspiration
.805
.681
8. I expect that entering the
career I choose will also
solve my personalproblem
9. I believe there is only
one career that suits me.
.659
12. I always do what I am
told to do, even if it goes
against my own will.
3. I believe that I do not
have to choose career now
because time will lead me
to the right career choice.
Motivation
work
for
1.219
.566
.450
8.129
.872
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2. Work is not the most
important thing in one’s
life and therefore the
issueof choosing a career
doesn’t worry memuch.
.747
1. I know that I have to
choose a career, but I don’t
have the motivation to
make the decisionnow.
.550
Self decision
1.071
7.141
7. I like to do things my
own way.
.803
Description of Factors:
1. Ignorance - This factor has emerged as a major factor with highest variance value .757 and
lowest variance value .638. Eigen value of this factor is 5.128 and % of variance is 34.185..In
this factor six statements wereclubbed.
2. Long term commitment - This factor has emerged as a major factor with highest variance
value .805 and lowest variance value. 450. Eigen value of this factor is 1.900 and % of variance
is 12.667. In this factor five statements wereclubbed.
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3. Motivation - This factor has emerged as a major factor with highest variance value .872 and
lowest variance value .550. Eigen value of this factor is 1.219 and % of variance is 8.129. In this
factor three statements wereclubbed.
4. Self-decision- This factor has emerged as a major factor with highest variance value .803.
Eigen value of this factor is 1.071 and % of variance is 7.141. In this factor only one statements
wereclubbed.
3.T-TEST:
We analyze the difference between male and female with the help of independent sample T- test.
• Family Influence On
the basis ofGender:
We analyze the difference between Male and Female students with the help of independent
sample T- test.
Independent Samples Test
Family_influen
ce
Equal variances
assumed
Equal variances
not assumed
Levene's Test for
Equality of
Variances
F
Sig
.
.097
.756
t-test for Equality of
Means
t
D
f
.806
97
.803
Independent Samples
Test
t-test for Equality of Means
91.895
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.422
1.22593
Std.
Error
Differen
ce
1.52006
.424
1.22593
1.52729
Sig. (2tailed)
Family_influen
ce
Equal variances
assumed
Equal variances
not assumed
Mean
Difference
Independent Samples Test
t-test for Equality of Means
95% Confidence Interval
of the Difference
Lower
Family_influen
ce
Equal variances
assumed
Equal variances
not assumed
Upper
-1.79097
4.24283
-1.80745
4.25930
Group
Statistics
Gender
Family_influen
ce
N
Mean
Male
54
53.6481
Std.
Deviation
7.35144
Female
45
52.4222
7.74153
Std. Error
Mean
1.00040
1.15404
H01. The above table shows the significant level of .424 is greater than .05 with the T-Test value
.803. There is no difference in the mean square of Family Influence on the basis of Male and
Female. The result shows that the hypothesis is notrejected.
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Independent Samples Test
Family_influen
ce
Equal variances
assumed
Levene's Test for
Equality of
Variances
F
Sig
.
.277
.600
Equal variances
not assumed
t-test for Equality of
Means
t
D
f
.942
97
.945
On the Basis of UG and PG Students:
Independent Samples
Test
t-test for Equality of Means
.349
1.42963
Std.
Error
Differen
ce
1.51823
.347
1.42963
1.51269
Sig. (2tailed)
Family_influen
ce
Equal variances
assumed
Equal variances
not assumed
Mean
Difference
95.010
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Independent Samples Test
t-test for Equality of Means
95% Confidence Interval
of the Difference
Lower
Upper
Equal-variances
assumed
-1.58363
4.44289
Equal variances not
assumed
-1.57344
4.43270
Family_influen
ce
Group Statistics
UG_PG_Students
Family_influence
N
Mean
UG
54
53.7407
Std.
Deviation
7.65577
PG
45
52.3111
7.35719
Std. Error
Mean
1.04182
1.09675
H02. The above table shows the significant level of .347 is greater than .05 with the T-Test value
.945. There is no difference in the mean square of Family Influence on the basis of UG and PG
students. The result shows that the hypothesis is notrejected.
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CareerDecision-Making
On the basis of Gender:
We analyze the difference between Male and Female students with the help of independent sample Ttest.
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Independent Samples Test
CareerDecision_Mak
ing
Equal variances
assumed
Levene's Test for
Equality of
Variances
F
Sig
.
.000
984
Equal variances
not assumed
Independent Samples Test
t-test for Equality of Means
CareerDecision_Mak
ing
Equal variances
assumed
Equal variances
not assumed
T
df
Sig.(2tailed)
.143
97
.886
.143
93.725
.886
Independent Samples Test
CareerDecision_Mak
ing
Equal variances
assumed
Equal variances
not assumed
t-test for Equality of
Means
Std.
Mean
Error
Differen
Differen
ce
ce
.27778
1.93914
.27778
1.93958
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Independent Samples Test
t-test for Equality of Means
95% Confidence Interval
of the Difference
Lower
CareerDecision_Maki
ng
Equal variances
assumed
-3.57088
Upper
4.12643
Group Statistics
Gender
CareerDecision_Mak
ing
N
Mean
Male
54
53.9444
Std.
Deviation
9.59642
Female
45
53.6667
9.62005
Std. Error
Mean
1.30591
1.43407
H03. The above table shows the significant level of .886 is greater than .05 with the T-Test value
.143. There is no difference in the mean square of Career decision making on the basis of Male
and Female. The result shows that the hypothesis is rejected.
On the basis of UG and PG students:
Independent Samples Test
CareerDecision_Mak
ing
Equal variances
assumed
Equal variances
not assumed
Levene's Test for
Equality of
Variances
F
Sig
.
1.932
.168
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Independent Samples Test
Independent Samples Test
t-test for Equality of Means
CareerDecision_Mak
ing
Equal variances
assumed
Equal variances
not assumed
T
df
Sig.(2tailed)
.712
97
.478
.719
96.438
.474
Independent Samples Test
t-test for Equality of Means
Mean
Differen
ce
CareerDecision_Mak
ing
Equal variances
assumed
Equal variances
not assumed
1.37778
Std.
Error
Differen
ce
1.93429
1.37778
1.91529
t-test for Equality of Means
95% Confidence Interval
of the Difference
Lower
Upper
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UG_PG_Students
CareerDecision_Making
UG
PG
N
Mean
54.4444
Std.
Deviation
10.03516
Std.Error
Mean
1.36561
54
45
53.0667
9.00858
1.34292
H04. The above table shows the significant level of .474 is greater than .05 with the T-Test value
.719. There is no difference in the mean square of Career decision making on the basis of UG
and PG students. The result shows that the hypothesis isrejected.
4. REGRESSION:
Regression testing was conducted using SPSS software, and the measurements for regression testing
are given below. Regression analysis is a powerful statistical method which enables you to analyze
the relationship between two interest variables.
Model Summaryb
Mod
el
1
R
R
Squar
e
.620a
.384
Std.
Adjuste Error
dR
of the
Square Estimat
e
.378
7.53917
R
F
Square Chang
Change
e
.384
60.545
Change Statistics
Sig. F
df1
df2 Change
1
97
.000
Durbi
nWatso
n
1.980
a. Predictors: (Constant),Family_Influence
b. Dependent Variable:Career_Decision_Making
The value of R Square is .384 that indicates Family Influence explains 38% variance in
dependent variable Career Decision Making. In other words, Family Influence contribute 38% to
Career Decision Making.
ANOVAb
Model
1
Sum of
D
f
Mean
Regression
Squares
3441.343
1
Square
3441.343
Residual
5513.385
97
56.839
Total
8954.727
98
a. Predictors: (Constant),Family_Influence
25
F
Sig.
60.545
.000a
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b. Dependent Variable:Career_Decision_Making
The model used for regression has good fit as indicated by f-value 60.545 which is important at 0
percent suggesting a high model predictability.
Coefficientsa
Model
1 (Constant)
VAR00001
Standardized
Unstandardized
Coefficients
Coefficients
T
B
Std. Error
Bet
a
11.968
5.432
2.203
.788
.101
.620
a. Dependent Variable: Career_ Decision_ Making
7.781
Sig.
Collinearity
Statistics
Toleranc
VIF
e
.030
.000
1.000
1.000
Y = a+bX
Y = 11.968+.788X
Here,
Y= Independent Factor ( Family Influence )
X= Dependent Factor ( Career Decision Making)
The Linear Regression was introduced between Family Impact and Career Decision Making. The
regression test reveals that independent variable Family Involvement has a major impact on
Career Decision Making signified by the beta factor coefficient of.620.
The t-value is also important at 0 percent and if we compare the measured t-value to the critical
value (1.96) at 5 percent. So, here we can say that hypothesis H0 is rejected.
3.2 DISCUSSION:
Education is most important tool to judge any persons reach ability andknowledge, intelligence and
decision making power. This study helps in identifyingfactors influencing student’s career decision
process. It is found that there are Nemoursfactors as Academic performance, personal interest,
personality 7 attitude, ease insubject, future job opportunities, job security, dominating family course,
peer pressure,career flexibility etc. As till yet any universal process is not available to explore
careeroptions for higher education. According to individual budget, knowledge and
resourcesavailability youth is selecting their career path but at later stages after completion of their
courses they are not having stability in their life to beat financial expenses and maintainstandard of
living. This research concludes that personal interest, personality traits andgender are most dependent
factors which plays important role while selecting career.Professional secondary schools may look
for parental participation to help understudies in creating vocation plans, settling on profession
choices, and adjusting to the difference in functi2o6ns during school-to-work change. In particular, a
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school's profession administration focus may start gatherings with guardians to advise them regarding
their youngsters' ongoing advancement, clarify the function of guardians in understudies' vocation
improvement, and urge guardians to include in their kids' school and extracurricular exercises. For
guardians who are farming workers and get restricted instruction themselves, profession instructors
may give guardians data about vocation arranging and direction to help them successfully speak with
their youngsters as far as profession improvement. Articulation of affection and pride, showing
enthusiasm for their youngsters' vocation related exercises, and verbal consolation are exceptionally
significant wellsprings of parental help, which may impact understudies' profession dynamic selfviability. Moreover, a school's profession direction focus may hold vocation direction workshops and
welcome guardians to partake and cooperate with their youngsters.
The Parent Career Behavior Checklist needs more applications on assorted populaces in numerous
social settings to give more proof to the build legitimacy of the scale. Moreover, the impact of Indian
culture and Indian guardians' extraordinary profession related practices,” should be analyzed later on
to encourage a comprehension of Chinese relational intricacies and how they impact professional
understudies' vocation improvement.
4.1 IMPLICATIONS:
1. The above research can be referred to by the various Colleges/Universities in Gwalior to
evaluate the Impact of Family Influence on Career Decision Making in UG and PG students,
while devising a marketing strategy for themselves.
2. This study can be useful for the education industry so that they can concentrate on the factor
which directly or indirectly affect the career decision making.
3. This study is also helpful for other academicians from engineering and management who
require similar data for further use
.
4. This study is being beneficed for furtherresearch.
4.2 SUGGESTIONS:
The sample size is restricted to only 100 respondents since our study was confined to only native
students of a single city, therefore it is suggest2e7d to take a larger sample size so that better and
more consistent results canbe obtained.This research was done in Gwalior region. In order to
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make conclusions which are more universal in nature, it suggested that the similar study be done
including students fromother regions as well. The research targeted most of the management
field in UG and PG students. For, further researches researcher can target other streams. This
research was conducted on how the family influence on career decision-making. There are many
more factors that can also influence the career decision making.Youth is more influenced by
future job opportunities, job security and socialprestige associated by profession. These are
called as linkage factors, which criticallyaffects students mind for opting any career path. On the
other hand ease in subject, family business dominance and financial constraints are least
important factors.However, teachers and guardian are more influential to shape their career. This
studyrecommends that the education counsellors should keep this hierarchy of critical
factorswhile suggesting towards any career option to the students. Counsellor can
encouragestudents to select right path by following systematic process of sorting any options.
Sothat career switch ratio will be decreased in few students. It will help to identify theirstrength
and weakness at very initial stage and accordingly students can increase theprobability of their
successful career. This process will also help in educational institutesand colleges to improve
their results and failure or drop out students will get reduced
5. SUMMARY:
This study has been into seven chapters. The first chapters include introduction and its sub part
i.e. conceptual framework, literature review, rationale of the study and Objective. In Conceptual
framework all definitions and introduction about the topic has been included. In literature review all
related researches, which has been done previously, is included to testify why it is imperative to
conduct this research. Second chapter titled research methodology includes detailed description of the
nature of the study(Exploratory), the sampling design methodology, the tools used for the data
collection (survey method) etc. The sample size of the research is 100, a non–probability purposive
sampling technique was used for study. Third chapter includes the result of the research and a
capsulated discussion on whether literature review matches the result of our research or not. Fourth is
implication and, fifth are suggestions, sixth is summary and seventh is conclusion and in the end,
reference and annexure wereincluded.
6. CONCLUSION:
This examination inspected the effect of Family Influence on Career Decision Making. The polls
were filled by the UG and PG understudies of the various schools/colleges in Gwalior locale and by
applying test like unwavering quality, factor examination and relapse the information was broke
down. It has been inferred that Career Decision M2a8king is reliant upon the Family Influence. There is
a positive effect of family impact on the profession dynamic in UG and PG understudies in Indian
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setting. Directly from the earliest starting point Indian families pick the training type gave to their
kids. Families assume a significant job while settling on settling on profession choice in the
understudies.
This research is helpful for the students to choose the right career because parent perception of their
children’s interest, skills and their specific expectation of their child’s success can influence their
beliefs and choices in career action.
Understudy additionally made it clear through their reactions that their folks or different parental
figures esteemed training. “Guardians helped with schoolwork tasks, undertakings, and examination
papers. They additionally checked schoolwork, gone to open houses, and spoke with educators to
screen their youngster's scholastic exhibition. Guardians likewise went to acknowledgment services
to show backing of a job done the right way. Hence, understudies perceived that their folks upheld
performing great in school. Guardians praised understudies for a job done the right way and, at times,
criticized them when the work was lacking. Regardless of everything, each understudy had the option
to choose a parent who was generally included and examine the sort of contribution when
interrogated concerning their parent's help and inclusion in the region of scholastic concerns and
exercises.
As the progress from secondary school to school happens, guardians 'inclusion diminishes while their
help increments. In the end, guardians gave no structure or backing or inclusion. This is apparent as
understudies discover more trouble in distinguishing a parent who is generally engaged with the way
toward recognizing a significant and choosing a vocation. There is not, at this point dynamic
commitment in the process,but as detailed by students,there appear to be a hands-off way to deal with
profession advancement. Accordingly, a significant number of the understudies who reacted are hazy
about their major or their profession choices. Eventually, the choice cycle is left with the understudy,
yet direction is certainly required. Guardians endow that profession and school direction will be given
to the understudy from their school instructors during their secondary school enlistment.
Understudies in the long run leave the lobbies of their auxiliary training foundations are still in an
essential formative cycle. The function of the parent stays steady, along these lines, subsequently,
they have to stay included and strong.” The sort of parental contribution may appear to be unique
across sex and financial status yet is as yet vital in all parts of a person's life
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