Abstract
The purpose of this research is to examine secondary school students’ positive and negative perfectionism as a predictor of career development. 487 students from five different secondary schools in a city located in Turkey's Eastern Mediterranean Region participated in this study. Positive and Negative Perfectionism Scale (PNPS) and Childhood Career Development Scale (CCDS) were used as data collection tools in the study. The results show that positive perfectionism was a predictor of career development total score with six dimensions (curiosity / exploration, information, key figures, time perspectives, planning and self-concept). No relationship was found between career development and locus of control as well as interests dimensions. There was also no relationship between negative perfectionism and career development and dimensions. Key words: Career development, positive and negative perfectionism, secondary school student.
Highlights
Career decision making is the process whereby people identify their future through a developmental process
The results show that positive perfectionism was a predictor of career development total score with six dimensions
Positive and negative perfectionism, which are the variables of research, and dimensions of career development were analyzed and normal distribution was examined
Summary
Career decision making is the process whereby people identify their future through a developmental process This process called career development starts from the beginning of school and continues for life. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between positive and negative perfectionism, which is related to individual difference feature, with career development in secondary school children, within the framework and dimensions of Super's career development model. For this reason, theoretical information on Super childhood career development model is given below
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