Assessing Difficulties in Career Decision Making Among Swiss Adolescents with the German My Vocational Situation Scale

2013 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Hirschi ◽  
Anne Herrmann
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Career Counseling ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Vocational Identity ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Likert Scale Response ◽  
Vocational Situation

Assessing problems in career decision making among adolescents is important for career guidance and research. The present study is the first to investigate among Swiss adolescents the factor structure and convergent validity in relation to personality of the German-language adaptation of the My Vocational Situation Scale. Two preliminary studies (N = 217) suggested that using a 5-point Likert scale response format would increase scale reliability. The confirmatory factor analyses in the main study with two cohorts (n = 341, eighth grade; n = 303, eleventh grade) confirmed that four main factors, which assess problems with identity, decision making, information, and perceived barriers, underlie the data. The barriers factor was differentiated into aspired vocation and personal situation. Construct validity was supported by significant relationships between favorable personality characteristics (emotional stability, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, generalized self-efficacy, and internal locus of control) and fewer problems. The results suggest that the vocational identity and barriers scales can be fruitfully applied to research on and the practice of career counseling with adolescents.

scholarly journals Validation of the German Career Decision-Making Profile—An Updated 12-Factor Version

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Ebner ◽  
Lisa Thiele ◽  
Daniel Spurk ◽  
Simone Kauffeld
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Career Counseling ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
German Version ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Total N

The Career Decision-Making Profile (CDMP) was developed by Gati and colleagues in 2010 as an attempt to reliably measure which strategies individuals apply when making career decisions. In order to provide counseling and coaching professionals with a German version of the scale, we translated and validated the German version (G-CDMP) in two studies (total N = 622). Results of Study 1 verified the proposed 12-factor structure by means of confirmatory factor analyses, confirming that the G-CDMP assesses 12 distinct career decision-making strategies. Results of Study 2 demonstrated the G-CDMP’s construct validity on subscale level by relating it to self-evaluations (e.g., occupational self-efficacy) and personality (i.e., the Big Five) as well as to career-related constructs, such as career adaptability and cognitive reactions toward career-life decisions (e.g., life satisfaction). As the studies provide support for the G-CDMP’s factor structure and its construct validity, implications for its use during career counseling are discussed.

Do Clients' Problem-Solving Appraisals Predict Career Counseling Outcomes or Vice Versa? A Reanalysis of Heppner, et al.

2009 ◽  
Vol 105 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1159-1166
Author(s):  
Dong-Gwi Lee ◽  
Hyun-Joo Park ◽  
Mary J. Heppner
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Career Counseling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vocational Identity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Counseling Clients

Using Heppner, et al.'s data from 2004, this study tested career counseling clients in the United States on problem-solving appraisal scores and career-related variables. A cross-lagged panel design with structural equation modeling was used. Results supported the link between clients' precounseling problem-solving appraisal scores and career outcome. This finding held for career decision-making, but not for vocational identity. The study provided further support for Heppner, et al.'s findings, highlighting the influential role of clients' problem-solving appraisals in advancing their career decision-making processes.

scholarly journals Validation of a French Version of the Career Decision-Making Difficulties Questionnaire: Relationships With Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy

2021 ◽  
pp. 089484532110099
Author(s):  
Jérôme Rossier ◽  
Shékina Rochat ◽  
Laurent Sovet ◽  
Jean-Luc Bernaud
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Career Counseling ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Student Sample ◽  
French Version ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study was to validate the French version of the Career Decision-Making Difficulties Questionnaire (CDDQ) and to assess its measurement invariance across gender, age groups, countries, and student versus career counseling samples. We also examined the sensitivity of this instrument to discriminate a career counseling population from a general student sample. Third, we studied the relationship between career decision-making difficulties, career decision-making self-efficacy, and self-esteem in a sample of 1,748 French and French-speaking Swiss participants. A confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the overall hierarchical structure of the CDDQ. Multigroup analysis indicated that the level of invariance across groups almost always reached configural, metric, and scalar invariance. Differences between countries were very small, whereas differences between the general population and career counseling subsamples were much larger. Both self-esteem and self-efficacy significantly predicted career decision-making difficulties. Moreover, as expected, self-efficacy partially mediated the relationship between self-esteem and career decision-making difficulties.

The Effect of Perfectionism on Career Adaptability and Career Decision-Making Difficulties

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danni Wang ◽  
Zhi-Jin Hou ◽  
Jing Ni ◽  
Lu Tian ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Career Counseling ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
High Standard ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Competing Models ◽  
Practical Recommendations

This study investigated categorization of perfectionism subtypes for Chinese undergraduates and the effects of perfectionism subtypes on career outcomes based on two prominent, competing models of perfectionism, the tripartite model and 2 × 2 model. Indices of career outcome were defined with career adaptability (positive) and career decision-making difficulties (negative). The results of both cluster analysis and latent profile analysis coincided with the four-subtype structure of the 2 × 2 model. The result of Bolck–Croon–Hagenaars modeling indicated that the pure high standard subtypes were the most functional while pure discrepancy subtypes were most dysfunctional. Mixed perfectionism subtypes were identified as having high career adaptability but also high risk for career decision-making while nonperfectionism subtypes possess low career decision-making difficulties but also low career adaptability. Based on these findings for perfectionism subtypes, we extrapolate practical recommendations for how this information could be pertinent to career counseling.

scholarly journals EXPLORA CUESTIONARIO PARA LA ORIENTACIÓN VOCACIONAL Y PROFESIONAL

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 335
Author(s):  
José Manuel Martínez Vicente
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Career Counseling ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Vocational Guidance ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Environmental Models ◽  
Toma De Decisiones ◽  
Professional Fields

Abstract.EXPLORA QUESTIONNAIRE FOR VOCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCEThe guidance and career counseling are increasingly needed in our educational system to the extent that career decision making is seen as an increasingly complex process that is affected by personal factors ( questions , immaturity , indecision, preparation and information of our students ) and contextual factors ( situation of the labor market , globalization , increased specialization and elective subjects , modification training routes , creation of new degrees , ...). From this perspective it is necessary that professional counseling and educational and vocational guidance have the precise tools to stimulate the development of vocational maturity of our young people they can get to make effective decisions realistic and mature. The aim of this paper is to present the psychometric characteristics of the EXPLORA, Questionnaire for Vocational Guidance. The EXPLORA assesses six professional fields (Technical- Manual , Scientific - Investigative, Artistic , Creative , Social - Assistive, Persuasive Business - and Office- Management ), which correspond to the types and environmental models of the theory of Holland ( 1997) , taking into account the interests , skills and personal characteristics of the individuals . In order to assess its psychometric properties was applied to a sample of 3570 subjects from different educational levels. The reliability of the scales measured by Cronbach ‘s alpha coefficient ranged between 0.92 and 0.94 . The different procedures used to test its construct validity and criterial evidence the suitability of the instrument to the theoretical model on which it is based. The results allow us to conclude that this instrument has sufficient scientific and technical assurance processes for application in orientation and vocational counseling.Keyword: Vocational interest assessment, vocational guidance, vocational counseling, career decision making, vocational choiceResumen.La orientación y el asesoramiento vocacional se hacen cada vez más necesarios en nuestro sistema educativo en la medida que la toma de decisiones vocacionales se plantea como un proceso cada vez más complejo que se ve afectado tanto por factores personales (dudas, inmadurez, indecisión, falta de preparación y de información de nuestros estudiantes) como contextuales (situación del mercado de trabajo, globalización, incremento de la optatividad y de la especialización, modificación itinerarios formativos, creación de nuevas titulaciones,...). Desde esta perspectiva es preciso que los profesionales del asesoramiento y la orientación educativa y vocacional cuenten con los instrumentos y las herramientas precisas que les permitan estimular el desarrollo de la madurez vocacional de nuestros jóvenes de manera que éstos puedan llegar a tomar decisiones eficaces, realistas y maduras. El objetivo de esta comunicación es presentar las características psicométricas del EXPLORA, Cuestionario para la Orientación Vocacional y Profesional. El EXPLORA evalúa seis campos profesionales (Técnico-Manual, Científico-Investigador, Artístico-Creativo, Social-Asistencial, Empresarial-Persuasivo y Oficina-Administración), que se corresponden con los tipos y modelos ambientales de la teoría de Holland (1997), teniendo en cuenta los intereses, las habilidades y las características personales de los evaluados. Con el fin de comprobar sus propiedades psicométricas se aplicó a una muestra de 3570 sujetos de diferentes niveles educativos. La fiabilidad de las escalas medida a través del Coeficiente alfa de Cronbach osciló entre 0.92 y 0.94. Los diferentes procedimientos utilizados para comprobar su validez de constructo y criterial evidencian la adecuación del instrumento al modelo teórico en el que se sustenta. Los resultados nos permiten concluir que este instrumento goza de la suficiente garantía científica y técnica para aplicarlo en procesos de orientación y de asesoramiento vocacional.Palabras claves. Evaluación intereses vocacionales, orientación vocacional, asesoramiento vocacional, toma de decisiones vocacionales, elección vocacional

Beyond Logic and Intuition: Development and Validation of a Career Discernment Scale

2020 ◽  
pp. 089484531989782
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Yip ◽  
Haoxiong Li ◽  
Ellen A. Ensher ◽  
Susan E. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Advice Seeking ◽  
Decision Making Factors

Past research on career decision-making has focused on two distinct modes of decision-making: logic and intuition. In this study, we extend that two-system model of career decision-making and examine the role of two additional decision-making modalities: advice seeking and spiritual discernment. We conducted two independent studies through which we develop and validate a Career Discernment Scale by examining its dimensions and internal reliability (Study 1), followed by research to establish discriminant and convergent validity (Study 2). Results provide initial support for the dimensionality and reliability of four distinct career decision-making factors, demonstrated by a clear factor structure and internal consistency. In addition, our results show evidence of convergent and discriminant validity through expected correlations across a nomological network of individual differences. Overall, this article highlights the unique role of spirituality and advice seeking in career decision-making with implications for career development and practice.

Styles of Career Decision-Making

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Bimrose ◽  
Sally-Anne Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
The Third ◽  
Decision Making Styles

Distinctive styles of client decision-making have emerged from case study research into the effectiveness of career guidance. This paper explores some findings from the third year of a longitudinal study currently underway in England, which relate to the ways clients approach transitionpoints in their careers and make the decisions that move them on. Data analysis reveals four career decision-making styles: evaluative, strategic, aspirational and opportunistic. Overall, it is evident that the choices and decisions made as individuals progress towards longer-term career destinations are multi-dimensional, complex, sometimes being implemented over an extended time frame and not always rational. For practice, implications of these findings include the need for practitioners to place less emphasis on planning for certainty and more tolerance of undecidedness.

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