Parents' Effect on Career Choice Of Students

2.6 – Fundamentals Of Human Psychology

Submitted by
Yashvardan Singh Shekhawat
UID – UG20-103

B.A. LL.B.(Hons.)
SEMESTER- II
Academic session 2020-21

Submitted to
Ms. Muktai Chavan Deb (Assistant Professor of Psychology)
Abstract

Early decision-making has a favourable impact on student performance, academic

achievement and professional growth. The choice of an appropriate career is an essential
element of the life of every student. In addition, for its own work choice and way of life, it
sparks the future life of a person. The effect of parents is obvious in this situation; the impact
of families and, especially, parents, typically play a key role in the choice of a career.
Emerging adults take 5 to 10 years longer than non-emerging individuals in their profession.
The aim of this study is to apply quantitative and qualitative techniques of research in order
to deepen the knowledge of and influence on the parental role in the decision-making of
college students. College students will provide information on their parents’ involvement and
influence during their secondary education. In essence, this research will discover how
families affect career decisions and will advise how to connect the family into the career of
developing students to prevent disruptions and better future.

KEYWORDS : Parental Influence , Career Choice , Students

Table of Contents

Abstract ……………………………………… ...2

Introduction………………………………….......4

Key Concepts……………………………………5

Literature Review………………………………..7

Research Methodology…………………………9

Data Analysis and Interpretation……………… 10

Findings and Conclusion……………………… 13

Suggestions …………………………………….13

References………………………………………14
Introduction
Finding an aim in life before you are twenty years old; " Acquire knowledge continuously to
reach this goal; Work hard and persevere so you can defeat all the problems and succeed
(Abdul Kalam). ―Life is like mathematics. To work your life, you need formulas that suit
your uniqueness. The same is true for a career, a well-planned career is instrumental in a
happy and satisfying life. Professional improvement is a procedure which begins as of now in
youth and one in which the family assumes an especially significant job. Factors, for
example, family structure, jobs accepted by every part, connections between the individuals,
the arrangement of qualities and mentalities which lie at the premise of practices impact
profession decision and advancement of the career. In the event that we pursue the models
which attempt to clarify the stages an individual experiences in the basic leadership
procedure with respect to professional decision, we can see that the basic step is to be
conscious of the need to choose a vocation, trailed by the foundation of the scope of choices –
based on knowing one's very own abilities, interests and individual qualities. "

The research problem selected is entitled " The impact of parental influence on Career choice
of students . This study is undertaken to find out the extent of parents' involvement while
choosing their career. In a report published in " Eric Digest No: 164, observes that young
people devise their opinion about career and work as a result of interaction with the family.
Thus, parents are the most influential factor in students‘ career plans. But this influence can
have positive as well as negative outcomes. The best nervousness young people feel about
their career choice is in light of parents‘ adverse involvement. Students feel more confident in
choosing their career when they are supported by their family. But when parents are too
controlling children often pursue the career chosen by their parents so as not to offend them
or conflict with their desires. When children pass into adulthood, they start to consider their
future frequently by looking to their parents either as good examples or as career advisers. A
parents‘ attitude to this can encourage adolescents to explore a variety of prospective jobs.
The modeling of career development depends on the feeling of personal efficiency – having
faith in one’s capacity to face up to certain situations, on the results expected following a
certain behavior and on the established objectives, on the intention to engage in a behavior
which would affect future results. A person with a securing attachment is far more willing to
get involved and explore the environment, is far more curious, develops positive relationships
with the others and seeks their support."
Key Concepts

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 important role in

deciding their career path. After school education the selection of subjects in Indian education
system is majorly based upon their final exam results and few schools are also following
policies as per their previous benchmark giving admissions in science stream and
mathematics stream. Similarly, if their academic performances are not good then they have to
face problems in career progression for taking admissions in top colleges and universities

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 and attitude: 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 .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 under studies 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 and influential 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 . 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 career choices
among students as the families who are not sound enough cannot motivate their children to
go for coaching’s, crash courses and other efforts towards achievement of career goals due to
unavailability or unaffordability of financial expenses. 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 path because in
the changing external environment youth also facing some insecurity with the high paid jobs
for the short tenure they are preferring comparatively stable payment 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."
Literature Review

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 and calling.

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
decision making.

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.

According to Caplow (2000) Occupational choices are made at a time when the student is
still remote from the world of work. They are made in terms of school requirement, which
may call for quite different abilities and taste from those which will be related to eventual
jobs.in which the individual translate his impulse, and wants into occupations choice.
Chen (2003) objectivist believe that occupational matches can be measured and predicted
mainly through scientific assessment and will logically state what type of career choice best
fits that person. This type of thinking was dominated in the early 20th century-Frank Person
the designated founder of the vocational guidance movement.

Henry (2011) Observes that one cannot choose what are does not know and many
occupations are unknown to most of us one may stumble into an appropriate occupation by
sheer luck, but the wise choice of occupation requires accurate information about what
occupation are available the knowledge and acceptable of one's own attitude, abilities, needs,
limitations, interest values feelings, fears, like and dislike are essential and of relative
importance in the choices of career.

According to Desai (2012), research (in Asian countries) indicates that parents’ attitudes and
perceptions greatly influence their children’s career decisions. This may include gender
biased attitudes and gender stereotypes about careers.

Elliot and Crosswell (2001) stated that teaching is an incredibly demanding job for numerous
reasons, and those who stay committed to their position must feel a deep and genuine love
for their job in order to be truly effective (as cited in Carbonneau, Vallerand, Fernet, & Guay,
2008, p. 977).

In another study in this vein, father’s occupation status was less predictive for individuals
who were entrant to college (Hendrick and Gonzeboom, 1998 cited in Sharf (2002). Alika
(2010) reported that there was no significant relationship between parental and peer group
influence on career choice among secondary school students. Contrary to this result a
Japanese data from 1975 to1985 showed that the fathers’ occupation was continue to be a
good predictor of children’s occupational choice.

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."
Research Methodology

Objectives

1. To identify critical factors influencing career decisions for higher education

2. To find out if the ability and temperament of parents effect the career choice of students.

3. To examine the relationship between the level of education of parents and the career choice
of students in secondary schools.

Data Collection Method:

The researcher has used primary data collection method. data collection method, Six question
were asked in the Questionnaire each of the question has its own purpose and it answer
question to different objectives mentioned above. The form has questions which are mostly
YES and NO. The research is mostly focused towards college students. The purpose of this
Questionnaire is to understand the state of mind of people while choosing their careers . The
investigator has made an attempt to analyze all responses and online articles . In the analysis,
e-resources have made a significant contribution to accessing the most important and current
site knowledge that has allowed the researcher to examine the topic across different
dimensions.

Sample Size

The sample size of the survey consisted of 60 students.

Data Analysis and Interpretation

Research Question One: Illiterate parents have no influence on their children’s choice of
career?

" TABLE 1

Option Number of Percentage (%)

Response

Yes 27 45

No 33 55

Total 60 100

The table above shows that 45% of respondents agreed that illiterate parents have influence
on their children’s choice of career while 55 disagreed that illiterate parents have no influence
on their children’s choice of career. It can therefore be said that illiterate parents have
influence on their children’s choice of career.

Research Question Two: Does career choice affect the academic performance of students?

Table 2

Option Number of Percentage (%)

Response

Yes 21 35

No 39 65

Total 20 100

The table above shows that 35% of the respondents agreed that career choice affect the
academic performance of students while 65% disagreed that career choice does not affect the
academic performance of students. Therefore, career choice does not affect the academic
performance of the students.

Research Question Three: Is your choice of career based on your interest and value towards
that career?

Table 3

Option Number of Percentage (%)

Response

Yes 27 45

No 33 55

Total 20 100

The table above shows that 45% of the respondents agreed that career choice is based on their
interest and value towards that career while 55% disagreed that choice of career is not based
on their interest and value towards that career. Therefore, choice of career is not based on
their interest and value towards that career.

Research Question Four: Is students choice of career influenced by their peer group?

Table 4

Option Number of Percentage (%)

Response

Yes 42 70

No 18 30

Total 20 100

The table above show that 70% agreed that students choice of career is influenced by their
peer group.
Research Question Five: Do students whose parents are educated have positive orientation
towards education?

Table 5

Option Number of Percentage (%)

Response

Yes 39 65

No 21 35

Total 20 100

The table above shows that 65% agreed that students whose parents are educated have
positive orientation towards their education while 35% disagreed that students whose parents
are educated have no positive orientation towards their education."

Research Question 6. Does parents' pressure affect academic performance?

Table 6

Option Number of Percentage (%)

Response

Yes 39 65

No 21 35

Total 20 100

Among the respondents 30% agreed that parents' pressure affect their academic performance
but around 70% disagreed. It clearly shows parents pressure doesn’t affect academic
performance of student.

Findings and Conclusion

From the findings it can be concluded that the effects of the parental influence on the child
are both negative and positive. This include lack of proper counselling, unwillingness to
reason with the child, students uncooperative stand, illiteracy etc. the researcher has verified
the various findings and come to a conclusion that if the problem mentioned above are solved
the students will have a sustaining interest towards a better life span career. Autonomy in the
decision-making of careers is limited to parent desire, This discovery is confined to the
current region of research. The results of other research, however, showed that It has been
shown that students in developed countries take career decisions independently far better than
Developing country students. It is concluded that parents have a strong influence over the
career choices that their children make.

Suggestions

For students:

Most of us have at time made unwise decision simply because were neglect to listen to advice
of others. Some decision will have significant consequences. Therefore try to determine
ahead of time what these will be beware of letting the appeal of short team benefit blind you
to possibly undesirable long-time consequences. Let not the undaunted effort of being the
sole proponent of a self will take over you. Many students development apathy towards
science subject due to negative report from senior students most parents may desire their
children to venture into science-based career. This results is mass failure. Students should
their listen to their parents and give them there strong side as well as their weak side.

For Parents :

For the parent, the issue of choice is not an easy task so much thinking, much homework,
home tutorial etc should be done in order to lead the student on the right path the first thing
parents should do is arouse the students interest towards a better choice of career. Since no
two situations are exactly alike, two people may not always make an identical decision when
facing similar problems. Still it is helpful to hear how others. Ask them how they evaluate
their decision and what they think will be the benefit of their choice .The parent should be
appreciative for some good though of their children by giving words of encouragement of
some better achievement were attain as well as not condemning them, bear with them when
they do something wrong especially as it involves future plan. The students should be
allowed to contribute to the subject as it involves the choice of career, this will give the
students opportunities of discovering for themselves new truth, new methods of tracking
problems etc. as it appears always in the present economic realities slide them to short term
or quick money spinning career.

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