Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Career Indecision

Fuqua, Dale R.; Hartman, Bruce W.

doi:10.1111/j.2164-4918.1983.tb00112.x

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“…However, on the basis of the results in this study we must disagree with Salomone: It seems that also for high school students a distinction between indecision and indecisiveness exists. A similar view has been defended by Fuqua and Hartman (1983).…”

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A Measurement Scale for Indecisiveness and its Relationship to Career Indecision and Other Types of Indecision

Germeijs

Boeck

2002

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

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Summary:A scale for indecisiveness was constructed and then used to investigate distinctive features of indecisiveness. In the literature on decision making, the distinction between indecision and indecisiveness is an important issue, but evidence showing that these two constructs are different is lacking. We found clear evidence for such a distinction, from a joint exploratory factor analysis of the indecisiveness scale and a career indecision scale, and from the differential relation of both with self-esteem as a third variable. Furthermore, with confirmatory factor analysis, we found that the correlations between items on career indecision cannot be explained only by indecisiveness, and that also a factor specific to the situation of career decision is needed. These results corroborate the distinction between career indecision and indecisiveness. Although it must be differentiated from specific types of indecision, such as career indecision, indecisiveness turned out to be a correlate of the specific indecisions -one that can explain the intercorrelations between different kinds of more specific indecision.

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A Measurement Scale for Indecisiveness and its Relationship to Career Indecision and Other Types of Indecision

Germeijs

Boeck

2002

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

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140

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“…However the notion of chronic indecisiveness applies to individuals who are permanently incapable of making a career decision based on their own preferences and abilities. Contrary to career indecisiveness as a natural state of development featuring uncertainty and a hindered decision-making capability that diminish through an individual acquiring life experiences and knowledge (Fuqua, Hartman 1983).…”

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Decisional procrastination of school-to-work transition: Personality correlates of career indecision

Bańka¹,

Hauziński²

2015

Polish Psychological Bulletin

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Procrastination as putting off until tomorrow what one had intended to do today is well-known tendency in everyday life. In an attempt to understand the character of procrastination in different life-domains, a large body of research has been accumulated over the last decades. This article was aimed to evaluate a specific decisional procrastination of school-to-work transition (SWT) that is treated as maturity postponement. Two studies are reported examining SWT procrastination defined as career indecision among Polish students graduating universities. In Study 1 (N=366), attitudinal and identity statuses were analyzed as correlates of career procrastination. A path analysis conducted for the model, which was aimed to explain the influence of career self-efficacy and occupational commitment on career indecision (dependent variable), revealed its very good fitness (RMSEA=.000). Those two independent variables explain 10% of career indecision variance. Stepwise multiple regression analyses conducted to ascertain relationship of five identity statuses (Brzezińska, Piotrowski, 2010) to procrastination measure (career indecision) showed that Commitment Making and Ruminative Exploration are strongest predictor variables. In study 2 (N=157), the stepwise multiple regression analyses conducted to ascertain the independent relationship of each of Big Five personality factor revealed that Neuroticism and Extraversion accounts of the most of explained variance of school-to-work transition procrastination.

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“…Tinsley (1992) advocated relating research on career indecision to the decision-making process in order to develop a theoretical context and to advance research on these constructs. Fuqua and Hartman (1983) mentioned the predominance of the developmental approach to career indecision, and this model has been well supported by researchers (Ginzberg, Ginsburg, Axelrad & Herma, 1951;Gottfredson, 1981Gottfredson, , 1996Hall, 1992;Krumboltz, 1993;Salomone, 1982;Skorikov & Vondracek, 1997;Super, 1980). According to Jepsen (1984) the majority of vocational behaviour theorists and researchers appear to subscribe to some variation of the developmental viewpoint.…”

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“…Fuqua and Hartman (1983) maintained that the most salient evidence of chronic indecision in students was high levels of anxiety; while Tokar, Fischer and Subich (1998) contended that neuroticism underlies chronic indecision. Those individuals exhibiting chronic indecision may benefit from individual counselling where the focus is on personality and reducing anxiety, as opposed to career decision-making Schumrum & Hartman, 1988;Stead, 1988;Vondracek et al, 1990).…”

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“…Tinsley (1992) regarded the lack of theory on the nature of indecision as problematic in determining whether and under which circumstances chronic indecision exists. Fuqua and Hartman (1983) observed that there was no satisfactory method of identifying chronicity in career indecision. Salomone (1982) warned against labelling young adults under the approximate age of 25 years, as chronically indecisive.…”

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Career Indecision Amongst Prospective University Students

Gordon

Meyer

2002

South African Journal of Psychology

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Counselling of the University of Stellenbosch for guidance in selecting an occupation or university course, suggest that there is a high level of career indecision amongst such individuals. With the purpose of addressing career indecision, the present study examined the nature thereof amongst prospective university students. The prevalence of specific aspects of career maturity (namely, self-information, decision-making, career information, integration of self-information and career information, and career planning) underlying career indecision were investigated, as well as the correlations between these aspects. In addition, the correlations between the aspects of career maturity and certain biographical variables such as gender, home language, declared career choice, differentiation of interests, and self-reported level of career indecision were examined.Eighty-four prospective students, who presented for career counselling at the Centre for Student Counselling of the University of Stellenbosch, served as subjects in the study.The subjects completed the Career Development Questionnaire (CDQ), the Meyer Interest Questionnaire (MB-10) and a biographical questionnaire compiled by the researcher. The results of the study indicated that a substantial number of prospective university students experience career indecision. There were statistically significant correlations (p<0,01) between the 5 scales of the CDQ. In addition, there were statistically significant correlations (p<0,01) between the 5 scales of the CDQ, and self-reported level of career indecision. There were no clinically significant correlations between gender and home language, and any other variable measured. An attempt was made to address career indecision amongst the population group by making certain recommendations regarding the content and process of career counselling for prospective university students.

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Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Career Indecision

Abstract: Although progress has been made in developing a more complete understanding of career indecision, there continues to be a need for a better diagnostic approach to career indecision.

Cited by 114 publications

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A Measurement Scale for Indecisiveness and its Relationship to Career Indecision and Other Types of Indecision

A Measurement Scale for Indecisiveness and its Relationship to Career Indecision and Other Types of Indecision

Decisional procrastination of school-to-work transition: Personality correlates of career indecision

Career Indecision Amongst Prospective University Students

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