The importance of the phase of preparation for the transition and the effectiveness of youth entering the labor market

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of the impact of resources being goals formed in the perspective of transition, self-assessment and self-efficacy in social roles on effectiveness of the school-to-work transition among the youth. The study took the form of a questionnaire used to survey 210 people (117 females and 93 males). The average age of respondents was M = 24.87; SD = 1.11. The study used the Multidimensional Questionnaire of Plans, the Scale of Self-Efficacy in Life Roles and Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale. The resource explaining having employment after graduating from school by the youth was having work during studies (preferably based on a contract or civil law contracts), avoiding failures in setting goals and selfefficacy in the role of a student. In the case of having a job consistent with education after graduating from school, the resource explaining this relationship was the level of self-esteem and self-efficacy in the role of a student.