The Role of Parental Support in Career Decision-Making among Grade 12 Students of Malitbog, Bukidnon for the School Year 2024-2025

This study aims to explore the role of parental support in the career decision-making process of Grade 12 students in Malitbog, Bukidnon, for the school year 2024-2025. Understanding the influence of parental guidance, encouragement, and involvement can help identify the extent to which it shapes students' career choices and aspirations. This study used a descriptive-correlational research design and regression analysis with 141 respondents. This study involved the Grade 12 students of Malitbog Agricultural High School (MAHS) and San Luis National High School (SLNHS) for the school year 2024-2025, enrolled in the 2nd semester, ranging from research design and sampling techniques to instrumentation and statistical treatment. This study used a descriptive-correlational research design and regression analysis with 141 respondents. Additionally, the chapter will provide information on the implementation of data collection, including relevant details about the participants and the subsequent analytical procedure. The result of the study revealed a nearly even distribution between male and female respondents, with a slightly higher number of females. The majority of the respondents were in the range of 17-22 years old; the majority were single, and the majority of the respondents had 4-6 siblings; the data also revealed that the majority of respondents reported a family income of less than ₱9,520.00php as their monthly income, majority of the respondents were General Academic Strand (GAS) students. The Level of Students’ preferred and intended career choices in terms of Personal Capabilities and Strength had an overall mean of 3.06, and The Level of Students’ preferred and intended career choices in terms of Access to Career information had an overall mean of 3.05. The parental support perceived by students’ satisfaction in the career chosen in terms of Financial Support had an overall mean of 3.10, and the parental support perceived by students’ satisfaction in the career chosen in terms of Emotional Support/Guidance Support had an overall mean of 3.19, the parental support perceived by student’s satisfaction in the career chosen in terms of Autonomy Support had an overall mean of 3.23, the result of the Relationship between Parental Support and Students Career Decision-Making in Career Decision-Making Confidence had 3.17, and the Parental Support and Students Career Decision-Making in Parental Influence vs. Personal Decision had 3.14, all of the indicators described as “most of the time.” This study investigated the role of parental support in career decision-making among Grade 12 students in Malitbog, Bukidnon, for the school year 2024-2025. The results underscored the importance of parental involvement through encouragement, guidance, and financial support, which significantly boosted students' confidence in choosing their career paths. It highlighted that parents directly influence their children's career choices by offering advice, sharing personal experiences, and backing their educational aspirations.