Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ22526

A Study of Self Concept and Gender as Predictors of Career Maturity of Students Studying in High Schools

Authors(1) :-Snigdha Pandey

The findings of this research work makes it clear that gender is potential predictor of career maturity. The reason of the same may be attributed to the cultural factor. Under Indian cultural set up, the pattern of socialization for boys and girls are different. It may attributed to child rearing predictors of Indian society. The majority of boys is to choose a suitable career for themselves. In other words, it may be stated that boys are mainly career oriented whereas girls are expected to run a family after marriage. Parents give much importance to choose a suitable match for the daughters for females as marriage is expected to be the primary concern. Because of this orientation of boys and girls gender has played a crucial role in determining the career maturity of subjects. This work is systematic and scientific study in the field of career maturity. It will identify some important predictors of career maturity under the Indian context. The study is going to be helpful in counseling due to knowledge of career maturity factors that can effect adolescent students.

Authors and Affiliations

Snigdha Pandey
MATS School of Education, MATS University Raipur (CG), India

Self Concept, Gender And Carrier Maturity.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 5 | Issue 2 | March-April 2022
Date of Publication : 2022-04-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 23-28
Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ22526
Publisher : Shauryam Research Institute

ISSN : 2581-6306

Cite This Article :

Snigdha Pandey , "A Study of Self Concept and Gender as Predictors of Career Maturity of Students Studying in High Schools ", Shodhshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (SHISRRJ), ISSN : 2581-6306, Volume 5, Issue 2, pp.23-28, March-April.2022
URL : https://shisrrj.com/SHISRRJ22526

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