TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictive Validity of Career Decision-Making Profiles Over Time Among Chinese College Students
AU - Tian, Lin
AU - Guan, Yanjun
AU - Chen, Sylvia Xiaohua
AU - Levin, Nimrod
AU - Cai, Zijun
AU - Chen, Pei
AU - Zhu, Chengfeng
AU - Fu, Ruchunyi
AU - Wang, Yang
AU - Zhang, Shu
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Project 71102107 was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
PY - 2014/8
Y1 - 2014/8
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - career decision-making difficulties
KW - career decision-making efficacy
KW - career decision-making profiles
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U2 - 10.1177/0894845313495590
DO - 10.1177/0894845313495590
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84902967042
SN - 0894-8453
VL - 41
SP - 282
EP - 300
JO - Journal of Career Development
JF - Journal of Career Development
IS - 4
ER -