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    SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-EFFICACY AND PEER PRESSURE AS A PREDICTOR OF CAREER DECISION MAKING AMONG RIFT VALLEY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SHASHEMANE CAMPUS.
    (HAWASSA UNIVERSITY, 2024-06) EMAL MUDE WABE
    The major objective of this study was to explore self-esteem, self-efficacy, and peer pressure as predictors of career decision-making among Rift Valley University regular students Shashemane campus. 332 respondents (225 males and 107 females) were randomly selected to fill out the questionnaires. Additionally, 15 key informants (from academic staff) were purposely selected for interviews and Focus Group Discussions. The study used a cross-sectional research design, and the data were obtained using an adapted general self-efficacy scale, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale, and peer-pressure questionnaires from previously conducted studies, career decision-making scale measures, and leading questions for interviews and FGD as data-gathering instruments. The data were analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative data analysis procedures. Thus, descriptive statistics (frequency, mean and percentage) and inferential statistics (correlation, multiple linear regressions, ANOVA, and t-test) were conducted. The findings from regressions analysis showed that peer pressure is the most significant predictor of career decision-making. Self-efficacy and self-esteem also predict career decision-making, but to a lesser degree, the result of ANOVA indicates that there is no statistically significant difference in the score on career decision-making among students’ fields of study, and an independent sample t- test result shows that there is no statistically significant difference between males and females in career decision-making. Based on the findings it’s concluded, that students are more likely to accept career advice from peers they trust than relying on their self-efficacy and self-esteem. Rather than focusing on the students fields of study and gender, it is better to focus on other variables that are not included in this study. Finally it’s recommended that in order to help students make the best career decisions, parents, the university's concerned body, should come up with career activities and life skill training that will change students’ attitudes towards issues challenging their career decision-making abilities.