Self-Efficacy Analysis of Career Interest as A Student Counselor of The Guidance and Counseling

Abstract

Background: Self-efficacy has been identified as an important factor in career interest as a counselor. However, the relationship between these variables in the context of Indonesian guidance and counseling students remains underexplored, with inconsistent findings across different cultural and educational settings.
Objective: This study aims to analyze the relationship between self-efficacy and career interest as a counselor among students of the Guidance and Counseling Study Program at Universitas Tanjungpura, Indonesia.
Materials and Methods: This research employed a quantitative descriptive method with a correlation research approach. The population consisted of 43 final semester students from the Guidance and Counseling Study Program. Data collection utilized questionnaires comprising 30 items for each variable. Data analysis employed the percentage formula to determine variable categories and the Pearson correlation formula to examine the relationship between variables, using SPSS software with a significance level of 0.05.
Results: The results showed that the correlation of self-efficacy with career interest as a counselor was 0.829 (p=0.829). Students' self-efficacy is in the high category (76.76%). Meanwhile, career interest is in the high category (80.52%). The conclusion was that there was no association between self-efficacy and counsellors' career interests, with a significance level > 0.05. Implications: The results of this study show other factors that affect students' career interests.