ERIC Number: EJ1010073
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1069-0727
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Development of the Career Indecision Profile: Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity
Hacker, Jason; Carr, Andrea; Abrams, Matthew; Brown, Steven D.
Journal of Career Assessment, v21 n1 p32-41 Feb 2013
Prior research using a 167-item measure of career indecision (Career Indecision Profile-167 [CIP-167]) has suggested that career choice difficulties may be associated with four major sources of career indecision: neuroticism/negative affectivity, choice/commitment anxiety, lack of readiness, and interpersonal conflicts. The purpose of this study was to develop a shorter and more efficient measure of these four major sources of indecision for future use in research and counseling. The development of the measure (CIP-65) is described and the results of a confirmatory factor analytic study of its structure are presented along with initial reliability and validity data. We conclude by discussing implications for future research on the CIP-65 and its potential use in counseling individuals with choice-making difficulties. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Decision Making, Measures (Individuals), Factor Structure, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Neurosis, Anxiety, Readiness, Interpersonal Relationship, Conflict, Factor Analysis, Undergraduate Students, Test Length, Goodness of Fit, Test Construction, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Questionnaires
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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