TY - JOUR
T1 - The validation of the career decision-making difficulties scale in a Chinese culture
AU - Tien, Hsiu Lan Shelley
PY - 2005/2
Y1 - 2005/2
N2 - The purpose of the study was to test the classification system for career decision difficulties of college students in a Chinese culture. Five hundred twenty-one college students completed the Chinese version of the Career Decision-Making Difficulties Questionnaire. Data obtained were analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance, factor analysis, and a clustering algorithm, ADDTREE. The results indicated significant differences between decided and undecided students on their perceptions of career difficulties,.(10,464) =.729. The results of factor analysis and the ADDTREE analysis indicated that the three-group classification system for career decision-making difficulties was generally supported. However, for the undecided students in the process of career decision making, the factors before and during the process were mixed.
AB - The purpose of the study was to test the classification system for career decision difficulties of college students in a Chinese culture. Five hundred twenty-one college students completed the Chinese version of the Career Decision-Making Difficulties Questionnaire. Data obtained were analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance, factor analysis, and a clustering algorithm, ADDTREE. The results indicated significant differences between decided and undecided students on their perceptions of career difficulties,.(10,464) =.729. The results of factor analysis and the ADDTREE analysis indicated that the three-group classification system for career decision-making difficulties was generally supported. However, for the undecided students in the process of career decision making, the factors before and during the process were mixed.
KW - Career decision making
KW - Career difficulties
KW - Career problems
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U2 - 10.1177/1069072704270327
DO - 10.1177/1069072704270327
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:30644470037
SN - 1069-0727
VL - 13
SP - 114
EP - 127
JO - Journal of Career Assessment
JF - Journal of Career Assessment
IS - 1
ER -