Sources of Career Indecision thesis offers a comprehensive psychological evaluation of decision-making difficulties in career contexts. Featuring tools like the Career Decision Difficulties Questionnaire and STAXI, this 39-page academic resource is used in university-level career counseling and educational psychology programs.

  • Class Year
  • 2022
  • Number of Pages
  • 53
  • Staff Rating
  • 4.5/5

This academic document, Sources of Career Indecision, provides a detailed exploration of the psychological variables that contribute to career-related decision difficulties among students and young adults. It is centered on validated psychometric tools, evidence-based theories, and cognitive-emotional assessments relevant in university courses covering counseling, behavioral decision-making, and educational psychology. The document integrates empirical models with real data, making it an essential educational tool for both academic researchers and graduate-level practitioners.

Table of Contents

Chapter I – Theoretical Foundation
1.1 The decision
1.1.1 The importance of the career decision
1.1.2 Stages of career decision
1.1.3 Decision-making styles
1.1.4 Theories related to decision-making
  • The expectation model developed by Vroom
  • Tiedeman and O’Hara’s career choice theory
  • The conflict model created by Janis and Mann
1.1.5 Research in the field

Chapter II – Research Methodology
2.1 The purpose and objectives of the research
2.2 Subjects
2.3 Tools used
  • Career Decision Difficulties Questionnaire (Itamar Gati & Samuel Osipow)
  • Self-efficacy scale in career decision-making (Taylor & Betz)
  • Hare Scale of Self-Esteem (Bruce Hare)
  • STAXI – State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (Ch. Spielberg)
2.4 Procedure
2.5 Assumptions and design

Chapter III – Expected Results

Chapter IV – Conclusions and Implications

Bibliography

Annexes

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