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To evaluate how parental career-related support mediates the relationship between self-esteem and career decision-making competence.

March 30, 2026Uluslararası Türk Eğitim Bilimleri DergisiOpen Access

Self-esteem as a predictor of career decision-making competence in middle school students: The mediating role of parental career-related support

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ATAhmet TopluIstanbul Medipol University AÖAsude ÖzdemirIstanbul Medipol University

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Correlational analysis finds self-esteem and parental support influence decision-making competence in middle school students, indicating parental guidance's mediating role.

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To evaluate how parental career-related support mediates the relationship between self-esteem and career decision-making competence.
Correlational research model used
Sample of 400 middle school students from 7th and 8th grades
Data collected with three scales: Career Decision-Making Competence Scale, Parental Career-Related Support Scale, Self-Esteem Scale
Data analysis conducted using SEM with AMOS 24 and SPSS 26
Bootstrapping analysis evaluated the significance of indirect effects.
Self-esteem significantly predicted career decision-making competence
Parental career-related support significantly predicted career decision-making competence
Parental support partially mediated the relationship between self-esteem and career decision-making competence
34% of the variance in career decision-making competence was explained by the model.

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Toplu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c9c5e2f8fdd13afe0bdf52 https://doi.org/10.46778/goputeb.1727142

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Correlational analysis finds self-esteem and parental support influence decision-making competence in middle school students, indicating parental guidance's mediating role.

Self-esteem as a predictor of career decision-making competence in middle school students: The mediating role of parental career-related support

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Self-esteem as a predictor of career decision-making competence in middle school students: The mediating role of parental career-related support

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