The present study investigated relationships among variables of career decidedness, satisfaction with career choice, goal instability, decision-making confusion, commitment anxiety, and external conflict through structural equation modeling in a sample of college students (N = 278). The Occupational Alternatives Question (OAQ; Zener & Schnuelle, 1972; modified by Slaney, 1980) and Satisfaction with Choice Question (SCQ; Zener & Schnuelle, 1972; modified by Holland, Gottfredson, & Nafziger, 1975), were used to measure individual’s career decidedness (i.e., decided or undecided), satisfaction with career choice (i.e., satisfied or dissatisfied). The Goal Instability Scale (GIS; Robbins & Patton, 1985) was used to measure the latent variable of goal instability. The Career Thoughts Inventory (CTI; Sampson, Peterson, Lenz, Reardon, & Saunders, 1996a), with Decision Making Confusion (DMC), Commitment Anxiety (CA), and External Conflict (EC) subscales were used to measure latent variables of decision-making confusion, commitment anxiety, and external conflict, respectively. Results indicated that (a) decision-making confusion and commitment anxiety had direct effects on goal instability; (b) decision-making confusion and commitment anxiety had direct effects on career decidedness; (c) decision-making confusion, commitment anxiety, external conflict, and goal instability had direct effects on satisfaction with choice. A discussion of limitations and implications for theory, research, and practice are provided. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Summer Semester 2017. / June 1, 2017. / Includes bibliographical references. / James P. Sampson, Jr. , Professor Co-Directing Dissertation; Debra Osborn, Professor Co-Directing Dissertation; Gerald Ferris, University Representative; Janet Lenz, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_647241 |
| Contributors | Hou, Pei-Chun (author), Sampson, James P. (professor co-directing dissertation), Osborn, Debra S., 1968- (professor co-directing dissertation), Ferris, Gerald R. (university representative), Lenz, Janet G., 1953- (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Education (degree granting college), Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems (degree granting departmentdgg) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text, doctoral thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (121 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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