Estudo do engajamento com a carreira em universitários no processo de transição universidade-trabalho

Abstract

The objective of this study was to verify the levels of Engagement with the Career of undergraduate students, and to compare the results regarding the areas of formation, sex and degree of involvement in extracurricular activities. University students (N=387) from various courses and regions of the country participated. The Brazilian version of the Engagement with Career Scale and a sociodemographic questionnaire were used. Data collection was done in person and electronically for convenience. Descriptive analyzes and comparison between groups (ANOVA) showed an engagement with the average career, tending to good in university students, being those who declared to have a high involvement in extracurricular activities showed to be more engaged with the career than those with Involvement. As for the other variables, no significant differences were observed between groups. The results can be useful for interventions that allow greater engagement with the career of university students in the period of transition to work.