ERIC Number: EJ1030176
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Aug
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0894-8453
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Predictive Validity of Career Decision-Making Profiles over Time among Chinese College Students
Tian, Lin; Guan, Yanjun; Chen, Sylvia Xiaohua; Levin, Nimrod; Cai, Zijun; Chen, Pei; Zhu, Chengfeng; Fu, Ruchunyi; Wang, Yang; Zhang, Shu
Journal of Career Development, v41 n4 p282-300 Aug 2014
Two studies were conducted to validate the Chinese version of the Career Decision-Making Profiles (CDMP) questionnaire, a multidimensional measure of the way individuals make career decisions. Results of Study 1 showed that after dropping 1 item from the original CDMP scale, the 11-factor structure was supported among Chinese college students (N = 334). Results of Study 2 (N =372) replicated this factor structure and revealed that the CDMP accounted for 25% and 32% of the variances in participants' career decision-making efficacy and career decision-making difficulties, respectively, across a time lag of 2 months. Among the CDMP dimensions, comprehensive information gathering, analytic information processing, greater speed of making the final decision, internal locus of control, and less dependence on others were the most significant predictors of positive career-related outcomes. These findings carry implications for career decision-making research and counseling practices in different cultural groups.
Descriptors: College Students, Predictive Validity, Career Development, Decision Making, Profiles, Longitudinal Studies, Questionnaires, Multidimensional Scaling, Factor Structure, Item Analysis, Replication (Evaluation), Undergraduate Students, Likert Scales, Factor Analysis, Correlation, Multiple Regression Analysis, Adoption (Ideas), Psychometrics, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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