The effect of interpersonal communication and self-adjustment to the work readiness of vocational high school students

2019 IJRSE – Volume 8 Issue 3

Author/s:

Tentama, Fatwa*
Universitas Ahmad Dahlan Yogyakarta, Indonesia (fatwa.tentama@psy.uad.ac.id)

Subardjo, Subardjo
Universitas Ahmad Dahlan Yogyakarta, Indonesia (subardjo@law.uad.ac.id)

Merdiaty, Netty
Universitas Bhayangkara Jakarta Raya, Indonesia (netty.merdiaty@dsn.ubharajaya.ac.id)

Asti Mulasari, Surahma
Universitas Ahmad Dahlan Yogyakarta, Indonesia (surahma.mulasari@ikm.uad.ac.id)

Abstract:

Interpersonal communication and self-adaptation are two factors that can influence the work readiness of students. This study aims to find out the effect of interpersonal communication and self-adaptation to students’ work readiness. The subjects in this study were students of class XII of SMK Negeri 1 Seyegan totaling 174 students. The sampling technique is cluster random sampling. Methods of data collection in this study are work readiness scale, interpersonal communication scale, and self-adaptation scale. Meanwhile, data analysis is multiple linear regression analysis. The results of data analysis showed a very significant effect of interpersonal communication and self-adjustment simultaneously on work readiness, with an F value of 74.382 and a significance level (p) of .000 (p <.01). Having better interpersonal communication and adjustment of students, the better work readiness of students and the worse the interpersonal communication and adjustment of students, the lower work readiness of students.

Keywords: interpersonal communication; self-adjustment; work readiness

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2019.4004

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