THE ROLE OF RESPONSIBILITY, DETERMINATION, AND EMOTIONAL STABILITY IN ADOLESCENTS' CAREER CHOICE
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The article theoretically examines the role of responsibility, perseverance, and emotional stability in the stability of adolescents’ career decisions. Career decision stability is not equated with rigid or irreversible choice; it is understood as the capacity to justify a chosen direction, remain committed long enough to implement relevant actions, and revise the decision deliberately when reliable new information emerges. A synthesis of international empirical findings suggests that conscientiousness, self-control, and planning support career decidedness and planning; perseverance sustains long-term goal pursuit and career preparation; and emotional stability helps regulate anxiety and uncertainty that may disrupt decision processes.
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