Abstract
The Relationship Between Career and Talent Development Self-Efficacy with Metacognitive Awareness, Life Satisfaction and Perceived Social Support from Friends
Career and talent development self-efficacy is a multidimensional concept consisting of
career exploration self-efficacy, talent development self-efficacy, and work habits-values
self-efficacy. The concept of career and talent development self-efficacy expresses the beliefs
of students in enhancing their skills and abilities during their career development process.
The present study aimed to investigate the career and talent development self-efficacy of
adolescents through various variables. During the study career and talent development
self-efficacy of adolescents were examined in terms of metacognitive awareness, life
satisfaction, perceived social support from friends, and gender. The study group of the
present study included 1047 adolescents. During the data analyses, whether the level of
“career and talent development self-efficacy” and gender significantly differentiated was
examined by the independent samples t-test. Regression analysis was used for findings
regarding metacognitive awareness, life satisfaction, and perceived friend social support,
predicting career and talent development self-efficacy. In the study, it was concluded that
metacognitive awareness, life satisfaction, and perceived friend social support predict
career and talent development self-efficacy. Metacognitive awareness was found to be the
variable that contributed most to the model in the predictive relationship. As a result of
the research, it was found that girls have higher levels of career and talent development
self-efficacy than boys. In line with these findings, while shaping education policies, it has
been suggested to include more metacognitive activities in the curriculum to contribute
to career development.
Keywords
Career and Talent Development Self-Efficacy, Metacognitive Awareness, Perceived Friend Social Suppor
