A scale of educational-vocational undecidedness: A typological approach

Samuel H. Osipow; Clarke G. Carney; Azy Barak

doi:10.1016/0001-8791(76)90081-6

A scale of educational-vocational undecidedness: A typological approach

Samuel H. Osipow, Clarke G. Carney, Azy Barak

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A scale designed to measure and identify antecedents of educational-vocational indecision was administered to a variety of college student groups expected to differ in career-decidedness. Results indicate that the scale is reliable, appears to discriminate career-decided from career-undecided students, and is responsive to interventions designed to alleviate educational-vocational indecision. A factor analysis of the scale yielded four factors: need for structure, perceived external barriers, positive choice conflict, and personal conflict. The instrument has potential for diagnostic, criterion, and conceptual purposes related to career indecision.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	233-243
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Vocational Behavior
Volume	9
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0001-8791(76)90081-6
State	Published - Oct 1976
Externally published	Yes

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Applied Psychology
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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