Generalized Self-Efficacy, Coping, Career Indecision, and Vocational Choices of Senior High School Students in Greece: Implications for Career Guidance Practitioners

The main purpose of this study is to examine the dimensions of career indecision among a sample of Greek high school students (N = 848) and to classify the students of the sample in regard to their career decision status. A second objective is the investigation of the relationship between career dec...

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Published in:Journal of career development 2007-06, Vol.33 (4), p.316-337
Main Authors: Argyropoulou, Ekaterini P., Sidiropoulou-Dimakakou, Despina, Besevegis, Elias G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Career Choice
Career Counseling
Career Decision Scale
Career Guidance
Career Interest Inventory (Thomas)
Classification
Conflict
Coping
Correlation
Decision Making
Foreign Countries
Greece
High School Students
Self Efficacy
Student Interests
Vocational Interests
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Summary:The main purpose of this study is to examine the dimensions of career indecision among a sample of Greek high school students (N = 848) and to classify the students of the sample in regard to their career decision status. A second objective is the investigation of the relationship between career decision status groups and generalized self-efficacy, coping strategies, and vocational interests. The results suggest that four factors contribute to career indecision: absence of structure, need for career guidance, diffusion of interests, and personal conflict. The clustering procedure indicates that the students of the sample could be classified in three career indecision cluster groups: decided, exploring possibilities, and undecided. These cluster groups differ in all four career indecision factors, generalized self-efficacy, coping strategies, and vocational interests. Results are discussed in terms of a career counseling framework.
ISSN:0894-8453
1556-0856
DOI:10.1177/0894845307300412