Is the Audiology Education Process Effective on Professional Self-Esteem and Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy?

Authors : Deniz Uğur Cengiz, Sanem Can Çolak, Büşra Kurtcu, Emre Akgün Özdemir, Furkan Ali Filiz

Pages : 82-88

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Publication Date : 2023-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: We conducted this study to evaluate the effect of the audiology undergraduate program education on students\' professional self-esteem and career decision-making. Method: This study, which was planned as a descriptive cross-sectional study, included a total of 223 students, 168 females (75.3%) and 55 males (24.7%), studying at the Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, a university in Türkiye, who were open to communication and agreed to participate in the study. Via Google Forms, we administered a Personal Introduction Form, Arıcak Professional Self-Esteem Scale (APSES) and the Career Decision-Making Self Efficacy Scale (CDSS). Results: There was no statistically significant difference in the mean APSES total score according to the school years of the students (p≥0.05). There was a statistically significant difference between school years and total scores and scores of all sub-dimensions of the CDSS (p<0.05). There was a moderate statistically significant positive correlation between students\' APSES scores and CDSS scores (r=0.459, p=0.001*). Conclusion: We observed that audiology education was not effective on students\' professional self-esteem, but it was effective on their career decision-making competence
Keywords : Odyoloji, lisans, mesleki benlik saygısı, kariyer kararı, öğrenci