SOCIAL COMPETENCE, PEER ATTACHMENT AND CAREER DECISION MAKING AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

The present study examined the Social Competence, Peer Attachment and Career Decision among University Students University Students. Relationship of demographics were also analyzed. Data was collected from both public and private universities including Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad(QAU), Islamic International University, Islamabad(IIUI), National University of Science and Technology(NUST), National University of Modern Languages (NUML), SZEBIST, Iqra University and Comsats University, Islamabad, including male (n=150) and female (n=150) students. Social Competence Scale (Smart & Sanson, 2003), Peer attachment scale (Armsden & Greenberg, 1987) and Career Decision scale (Jones, 1989) were used to collect data. Reliability of Social Competence Scale was .72, reliability of Peer attachment scale was .93 and reliability of Career Decision scale remained .76 in the research. Variables shows positive correlation. On gender differences female students scores significantly higher on trust and communication than male students. Students of private educational sector universities scored significantly higher on career decision making than students of public universities. On more friendly relationship participants showed more friendly relationship with friends on peer attachment total scale, trust and communication than parents. MSc student’s scores significantly higher on trust than BS and Mphil/PhD students.