ERIC Number: EJ897541
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Publication Date: 2010-Oct
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Career Decidedness as a Predictor of Subjective Well-Being
Uthayakumar, Ramya; Schimmack, Ulrich; Hartung, Paul J.; Rogers, James R.
Journal of Vocational Behavior, v77 n2 p196-204 Oct 2010
Forming, pursing, and achieving life tasks constitute important determinants of subjective well-being (SWB). A principal life task for emerging adults involves deciding about career goals. Prior research indicates that depression predicts SWB and may be linked to lower levels of career decidedness. We tested whether or not career decidedness predicts SWB above and beyond the influence of depression and other personality traits. We also examined whether or not career decidedness partially mediates depression's influence on SWB when controlled for personality effects. Undergraduate students (N = 181; 65% female, 52% Asian) responded to measures of career decidedness, SWB, and personality. Results largely confirmed predictions. A partial mediator model indicated a direct relationship between decidedness and SWB not moderated by grade level, and an inverse relationship between the depression facet of neuroticism and both career decidedness and SWB. Findings further support career interventions to increase decidedness during the first year of college. (Contains 2 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Depression (Psychology), Decision Making, Well Being, Predictor Variables, Correlation, Personality Traits, Career Choice, Predictive Measurement
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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