A Research on Career Stress and Psychological Resilience of Vocational School Students

Abstract

One of the most important sources of motivation that directs individuals to receive education is the desire to find a job and develop a career. For this reason, education is an important element in the employment and career of the individual. In this research, it is aimed to make estimations about career stress and psychological resilience of vocational school students, whose employment is constantly needed and expressed as intermediate staff. The research was designed according to the screening design, which is one of the quantitative research methods. In order to collect data in the research, Career Stress Scale, which was adapted into Turkish by Özden and Sertel-Berk (2017), and Short Resilience scales, which were adapted into Turkish by Doğan (2015) and whose validity and reliability proofs were obtained, were used. The data of this research were collected from 760 senior vocational school students at a state university in the Marmara Region. The data collected from the sample group were analyzed with the help of SPSS program. As a result of the research, career stress levels and resilience of vocational school students will be determined, and it will be understood whether career stress shows a significant difference according to their demographic characteristics and also the relationship between career stress and resilience.