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Paulo Jorge Santos - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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indecisiveness and career Indecision a test of a theoretical model
Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2014Co-Authors: Paulo Jorge Santos, Joaquim Armando Ferreira, Carlos GoncalvesAbstract:Abstract Research on career Indecision has emphasized the need to distinguish between normative Indecision, which corresponds to a developmentally-appropriate state, and indecisiveness, a persistent problem in making decisions across multiple dimensions. This distinction is important in order to design appropriate interventions. These two types of Indecision are related with two dimensions (decided–undecided and decisiveness–indecisiveness) that, if conceptualized as orthogonal, result in a diagnostic scheme with four groups (high or low in career decidedness and high or low in indecisiveness). The aim of this study was to test whether the four groups could be distinguished from each other with regard to cognitive and affective variables that have been used in career Indecision research. A descriptive discriminant analysis was employed with a sample of secondary school students. The grouping variable effects of two significant functions are described and implications for career counseling and future research are discussed.
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predictors of generalized Indecision among portuguese secondary school students
Journal of Career Assessment, 2001Co-Authors: Paulo Jorge SantosAbstract:Career Indecision is a complex phenomenon and there is evidence that undecided individuals do not constitute a homogenous group. Although there is some controversy about the different types of career undecided individuals, there has been a relative consensus that simple or developmental Indecision, which corresponds to a developmentally appropriate exploration of alternatives, can be distinguished from generalized Indecision, which reflects difficulties in the decision-making process in other aspects of the individuals' lives. Although generalized Indecision as been associated with high levels of anxiety, external locus of control, low self-esteem, low levels of psychological separation towards parents, and inadequate identity formation, studies of the construct have been limited by small sample sizes. The present study examined the contributions of the above predictors to generalized Indecision with a sample of 345 secondary school students. Overall, the regression equation accounted for 50% of the varia...
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psychological separation and dimensions of career Indecision in secondary school students
Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2000Co-Authors: Paulo Jorge Santos, Joaquim Luis CoimbraAbstract:Abstract Lopez and Andrews (1987) interpreted career Indecision as an indicator of the inadequate psychological separation of adolescents from their parents. However, various empirical studies have not managed to clearly demonstrated evidence of a relationship between systemic family variables and career Indecision. This investigation, which involves a sample of 418 adolescents of both sexes in the 12th grade of secondary school, analyzed the relationship between conflictual and emotional independence and two dimensions of career Indecision: developmental Indecision and generalized Indecision. As a principal methodology of statistical analysis, a canonical correlation analysis, one for each gender, was used. There were no relationships between the two sets of variables. The results were interpreted in light of the fact that some subjects could be classified as foreclosure in terms of identity status. A model of career decision status is proposed.
Terence J G Tracey - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the reciprocal dynamic model of career decision ambiguity tolerance with career Indecision a longitudinal three wave investigation
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2017Co-Authors: Hui Xu, Terence J G TraceyAbstract:: The current study investigated the dynamic interplay of career decision ambiguity tolerance and career Indecision over 3 assessment times in a sample of college students (n = 583). While the previous research has repeatedly shown an association of career decision ambiguity tolerance with career Indecision, the direction of this association has not been adequately assessed with longitudinal investigation. It was hypothesized in this study that there is a reciprocal pattern of career decision ambiguity tolerance leading to subsequent career Indecision and career Indecision leading to subsequent career decision ambiguity tolerance. Using a cross-lagged panel design, this study found support for the reciprocal pattern that aversion to ambiguity led to increased negative affect and choice anxiety in career decision making, while negative affect and choice anxiety led to increased aversion to ambiguity. Additionally, this study revealed that aversion led to decreased readiness for career decision making and readiness for career decision making led to increased interests in new information. The key findings were discussed with respect to the theoretical and clinical implications for career counseling along with limitations and suggestions for future research. (PsycINFO Database Record
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development of an abbreviated career Indecision profile 65 using item response theory the cip short
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2017Co-Authors: Hui Xu, Terence J G TraceyAbstract:: The current study developed an abbreviated version of the Career Indecision Profile-65 (CIP-65; Hacker, Carr, Abrams, & Brown, 2013) by using item response theory. In order to improve the efficiency of the CIP-65 in measuring career Indecision, the individual item performance of the CIP-65 was examined with respect to the ordering of response occurrence and gender differential item functioning. The best 5 items of each scale of the CIP-65 (i.e., neuroticism/negative affectivity, choice/commitment anxiety, lack of readiness, and interpersonal conflicts) were retained in the CIP-Short using a sample of 588 college students. A validation sample (N = 174) supported the reliability and structural validity of the CIP-Short. The convergent and divergent validity of the CIP-Short was additionally supported in the findings of a hypothesized differential relational pattern in a separate sample (N = 360). While the current study supported the CIP-Short being a sound brief measure of career Indecision, the limitations of this study and suggestions for future research were discussed as well. (PsycINFO Database Record
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ambiguity tolerance with career Indecision an examination of the mediation effect of career decision making self efficacy
Journal of Career Assessment, 2015Co-Authors: Hui Xu, Terence J G TraceyAbstract:The mediation of career decision-making self-efficacy on the link of ambiguity tolerance (AT) with career Indecision was examined in a sample of college students (N = 253). It was hypothesized that AT could help reduce career Indecision through increasing career decision-making self-efficacy, where this effect would vary by different types of Indecision. Results supported the differential mediation hypothesis, finding that career decision-making self-efficacy mediated the link of AT with lack of motivation, general indecisiveness, lack of information, and inconsistent information. The mediation effect of career decision-making self-efficacy on the link of AT with lack of motivation was relatively weak. The implications of this study are discussed and suggestions for future research are provided.
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an examination of career Indecision and application to dispositional authenticity
Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2011Co-Authors: Nathan J White, Terence J G TraceyAbstract:Authenticity has been viewed as a dimension related to life satisfaction, but we propose that authenticity is related to career outcomes. In this study, we examined the relation between authenticity and career Indecision. Authenticity was assessed by the Authenticity Scale and it was found to be moderately related to different indices of career Indecision in a sample of 537 undergraduate university students. Results are discussed in terms of their clinical and research implications and encourage a broader perspective in conceptualizing vocational concerns.
Joaquim Luis Coimbra - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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psychological separation and dimensions of career Indecision in secondary school students
Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2000Co-Authors: Paulo Jorge Santos, Joaquim Luis CoimbraAbstract:Abstract Lopez and Andrews (1987) interpreted career Indecision as an indicator of the inadequate psychological separation of adolescents from their parents. However, various empirical studies have not managed to clearly demonstrated evidence of a relationship between systemic family variables and career Indecision. This investigation, which involves a sample of 418 adolescents of both sexes in the 12th grade of secondary school, analyzed the relationship between conflictual and emotional independence and two dimensions of career Indecision: developmental Indecision and generalized Indecision. As a principal methodology of statistical analysis, a canonical correlation analysis, one for each gender, was used. There were no relationships between the two sets of variables. The results were interpreted in light of the fact that some subjects could be classified as foreclosure in terms of identity status. A model of career decision status is proposed.
Daniel C Feldman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Personality, social relationships, and vocational Indecision among college students
Career Development International, 2009Co-Authors: Thomas W. H. Ng, Daniel C FeldmanAbstract:Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships of personality traits and interpersonal relationships with vocational Indecision and the mediating role that identity construction plays in the development of those relationships.Design/methodology/approach – Data are collected from 202 college students in Hong Kong at four points in time over a five‐month period.Findings – Personality traits (e.g. locus of control and positive affectivity) and interpersonal relationships (e.g. with parents and peers) are related to the intensity of college students' search for their overall identity, positive anticipation of the work role, and level of identification with the student role. These role identification processes, in turn, are related to lower levels of vocational Indecision. The results here support the idea that identity variables do serve as mediators of those relationships.Research limitations/implications – A more complete identity approach to studying vocational Indecision that focuses ...
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the antecedents and consequences of early career Indecision among young adults
Human Resource Management Review, 2003Co-Authors: Daniel C FeldmanAbstract:Abstract This article examines the phenomenon of early career Indecision in young adults. First, it identifies the cognitive and affective components of the construct and illustrates the links between early career Indecision and effectiveness of job search behavior (e.g., degree of procrastination, intensity, focus, and perseverance). Second, it identifies the major contributing factors to early career Indecision among young adults, including differences in personality, vocational interests, demographic status, early work experiences, and family environments. Third, the article examines the short- and long-term consequences of early career Indecision both for the young adults who experience it and the organizations that employ them. Fourth, the paper identifies the moderating factors that influence how positive or negative those consequences are likely to be. Finally, the paper concludes with implications for future research on early career Indecision, organizational career development programs, and young adults' own career management strategies.
Bonnie Moradi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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psychological separation attachment security vocational self concept crystallization and career Indecision a structural equation analysis
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2003Co-Authors: David M Tokar, Jason R Withrow, Rosalie J Hall, Bonnie MoradiAbstract:Structural equation modeling was used to test theoretically based models in which psychological separation and attachment security variables were related to career Indecision and those relations were mediated through vocational self-concept crystallization. In contrast to previous studies, which have found either weak or no support for a relation between separation or attachment security variables and career Indecision, results based on a sample of 350 college students indicated that some components of separation and attachment security did relate to career Indecision in a theoretically supportable direction. Results also revealed that regardless of whether global or component career Indecision measures were used, separation and attachment security effects on Indecision were at least partially mediated through vocational self-concept crystallization. The strongest mediated relations were observed for the effects of attachment anxiety and maternal separation.
