ERIC Number: EJ1044321
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
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Decided and Undecided Students: Career Self-Efficacy, Negative Thinking, and Decision-Making Difficulties
Bullock-Yowell, Emily; McConnell, Amy E.; Schedin, Emily A.
NACADA Journal, v34 n1 p22-34 Spr 2014
The career concern differences between undecided and decided college students (N = 223) are examined. Undecided college students (n = 83) reported lower career decision-making self-efficacy, higher incidences of negative career thoughts, and more career decision-making difficulties than their decided peers (n = 143). Results reveal that undecided students are as ready to make a career-related decision as their decided counterparts but may lack or be receiving inconsistent career information. Academic advising implications include ways to more effectively serve these populations. Practical suggestions from social-cognitive career theory and the cognitive information-processing approach are provided.
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Career Development, Negative Attitudes, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Incidence, Academic Advising, Social Cognition, Career Readiness, Access to Information, Questionnaires, Student Characteristics, Hypothesis Testing, Difficulty Level, Career Planning, Individual Differences, Undergraduate Students, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Career Decision Making Self Efficacy Scale
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