Career Decision Making: Role of Family- Peer Belonging, Emotional Regulation and Academic Motivation

Abstract

The study aimed to test the influence of family and peer belongings on the career decision-making difficulties through academic motivation and emotional regulation. For this objective, quantitative data were collected from 264 students of Saudi Arabian colleges. Hypothesis results showed that family and peer belongings have a significant impact on emotional regulation and academic motivation. On the other hand, emotional regulation also has a significant impact on career decision-making difficulties. While academic motivation has an insignificant effect on career decision-making difficulties. The study with these findings contributed that strong family and peer support played an integral role in increasing the students ' emotional and academic motivations, which leads to improved career decision making of students. Therefore, career guidance programs should integrate family peer dynamics and focus on building these psychological strengths to better support students’ choices. Research limitations to explore the new research framework. © 2025 Regional Association for Security and crisis management. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Author Keywords

motivation belonging Decision-making Emotional regulation Path analysis

Index Keywords

Employment Sustainable development Decision making Students motivation Behavioral research path analysis Decisions makings Quantitative data Career guidance Regional planning Academic motivations Belonging Career decision makings Emotional regulation Peer support Research frameworks

Author Affiliations

The National Research Center for Giftedness and Creativity, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia

Funding & Acknowledgements

King Faisal University, KFU

Funding text 1: This work is supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, under Annual Research Grant Number [KFU253434]. The authors from King Faisal University gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, under Annual Research Grant Number [KFU253434]. The authors also wish to thank all the participants in this study for their time and valuable contributions.; Funding text 2: The authors from King Faisal University gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, under Annual Research Grant Number [KFU253434]. The authors also wish to thank all the participants in this study for their time and valuable contributions.; Funding text 3: This work is supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, under Annual Research Grant Number [KFU253434].

Deanship of Scientific Research, King Faisal University

Grant: KFU253434

Funding text 1: This work is supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, under Annual Research Grant Number [KFU253434]. The authors from King Faisal University gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, under Annual Research Grant Number [KFU253434]. The authors also wish to thank all the participants in this study for their time and valuable contributions.; Funding text 2: The authors from King Faisal University gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, under Annual Research Grant Number [KFU253434]. The authors also wish to thank all the participants in this study for their time and valuable contributions.; Funding text 3: This work is supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, under Annual Research Grant Number [KFU253434].

Deanship of Scientific Research, King Faisal University

Funding text 1: This work is supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, under Annual Research Grant Number [KFU253434]. The authors from King Faisal University gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, under Annual Research Grant Number [KFU253434]. The authors also wish to thank all the participants in this study for their time and valuable contributions.; Funding text 2: The authors from King Faisal University gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, under Annual Research Grant Number [KFU253434]. The authors also wish to thank all the participants in this study for their time and valuable contributions.; Funding text 3: This work is supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, under Annual Research Grant Number [KFU253434].

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Career Decision Making: Role of Family- Peer Belonging, Emotional Regulation and Academic Motivation

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