ERIC Number: EJ813867
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1038-4162
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Factors that Influence Career Decision-Making among Elite Athletes
Fogarty, Gerard J.; McGregor-Bayne, Heather
Australian Journal of Career Development, v17 n3 p26-38 Spr 2008
A common belief about elite athletes is that they invest so much effort into the pursuit of their athletic careers that they fail to develop good career decision-making skills. Recent findings challenge that belief. The present study investigated career decision-making difficulties among 117 elite Australian athletes. Participants completed adapted versions of the Career Decision-Making Difficulties Questionnaire, the Athlete Identity Measurement Scale, the Career Decision-Making Self-efficacy Short Form, and the Work Locus of Control Scale. These elite athletes showed no evidence of career decision-making difficulties. Combinations of this set of variables accounted for 35% of the variance in decision status and 20% of the variance in career decision-making difficulties. Career decision-making self-efficacy was a major contributor in both instances. Internal locus of control was also identified as a desirable characteristic in the context of career decision-making. The implications of these findings are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Advantaged, Athletes, Foreign Countries, Decision Making, Self Concept, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Locus of Control, Self Efficacy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Career Decision Making Difficulties Questionnaire; Career Decision Making Self Efficacy Scale
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