IMPACTSOF DYSFUNCTIONAL CAREER THOUGHTS ON ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: GENDER DIFFERENCES

Sadaf Ahsan; Faiza Rasul; Sidra Azhar; Sana Gul; Rashna Rehman

Abstract:

The challenges of globalization, acclimatization,and advancement in technology have raised the standards of work that affected the productivity of the students and resulted in dysfunctional career thoughts among university students, i.e. the future manufacture and production industry. Thisstudy investigatedthe impact of dysfunctional career thoughts on achievement motivation amonguniversity students. A total of 90 students from various courses participated in the research through a multistage sampling technique. The SPSS-XXIII analysis depicted that there is a significant negative correlation between dysfunctional career thoughts and achievement motivation. The linear regression showed that dysfunctional career thought as a predictor has explained 46% variance in achievement motivation among high achievers; dysfunctional career thoughts were found significantly high among males than females. The results provide empirical evidence to design strategies to improve the present and future career growth of the students by more focusing on achievement motivation and controlling the dysfunctional career thoughts among university students.Disciplinary: Psychology & EducationSciences.

research from:

• Foundation University - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Year:

2020

Type of Publication:

Article

Journal:

International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, and Applied Sciences and Technologies

Volume:

11

Number:

4

Pages:

1-8

Month:

11

ISSN:

2228-9860

DOI:

   10.14456/ITJEMAST.2020.64