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The future professions of vocational high school (SMK) students are connected to career paths selected and often accompanied by uncertainties in decision-making. A factor affecting adolescents' confidence in career decision-making is parental influence. Therefore, this research aimed to explore the relationship between Career-Specific Parenting Practices (CSPP), such as support, interference, and lack of engagement, with career Decision Self-Efficacy (CDSE) of SMK students. The research method adopted was a quantitative survey including 254 participants consisting of eleventh-grade SMK students in Surabaya (with a mean age of 17 years, 48,8% female, and 51,2% male). The population sample was selected using a convenience sampling method. The results showed a positive correlation between parental support and CDSE (r = 0.481, p = 0.000) as well as a negative relationship between lack of parental engagement and CDSE among SMK students (r = -0.165, p = 0.008), while parental interference showed no correlation. The stepwise regression analysis showed that parental support, representing 18.9%, was the strongest predictor influencing CDSE among SMK students. Therefore, the research's implications emphasize the importance of parental support and engagement in shaping CDSE of SMK students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aggressive behavior is an intentional act of hurting other people or creatures, either verbally or non-verbally, and can be influenced by various internal and external factors. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the relationship between parental monitoring and dark triad personality in relation to aggressive behavior in adolescents. The participants were 150 adolescents aged 12 to 15 years, who filled out the Parental Monitoring Scale (PMS), Short Dark Triad (SD-3), and Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ). The results showed that parental monitoring and dark triad personality, consisting of machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy, collectively predicted aggressive behavior in adolescents (R²=0.441, p<0.05). In comparison to parental monitoring, the dark triad personality was a stronger predictor of aggressive behavior. Machiavellianism contributed the most to aggressive behavior in adolescents (29%). The implications of this study served as a valuable reference for parents, counselors, and communities, emphasizing the importance of addressing and preventing aggressive behavior among adolescents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Vocational interest alignment is the key for job seekers to successfully undertake training programs. However, the assessment tool under the context of the vocational system has not been available, specifically in the Employment and Transmigration Agency of the East Java Provincial Government in Indonesia. Therefore, this research aimed to develop an online assessment to measure the vocational interest of job seekers. It generated theories and items for the Ubaya Vocational Interest Inventory (UVII) and tested the content validity. The process of developing the construct of the UVII was conducted by reviewing the descriptions of job training programs in East Java Province. The examination of content validity involved 10 panelists, and the data were analyzed by the coefficient Aiken V. Based on the categorization of all training program reviewed, the results showed that there were 20 categories of vocations encompassing 4 clusters of interests, which were services, agriculture, arts, and engineering. There were 10 items developed for each category of vocational interest. The content validity examination found that 152, 32, and 16 items at 76%, 16%, and 8% were good (V>0.70), fairly good (V = 0.50 - 0.69), and poor (V<0.50), respectively. The findings indicated that most of the developed items represented the constructs measured. However, items in the fairly good category need to be revised, and those in the poor category should be changed with the new items. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]