A research on the characteristics and influencing factors of undergraduates' career decision-making difficulties — Based on Zhejiang Sci-Tech University

Abstract

This study introduces the characteristics and influencing factors of undergraduates' career decision-making difficulties. The participants are 233 undergraduates from Zhejiang Sci-Tech University. The questionnaire used was the Career Decision-Making Difficulties Questionnaire (CDDQ; Gati & Saka, 2001). SPSS was used to conduct and analyze the study. There are several results are revealed as follows: (1) The structure of career decision-making difficulties is in line with results tested in foreign countries, but indecision factor jumps into the lack of information dimensions. (2)The girls' score was significantly higher than the boys' in “general indecisiveness”. (3) Significant grade differences between groups in “the lack of information about the self”. (4) Significant difference between different professional groups in “general indecisiveness”. (5) Whether is consistent or not, they all have interested professional and can focus on the relevant information. Persons without interests, will be disturbed by much more redundant information, can't focus on the relevant information. (6) To exchange information by the fixed social groups, it can increase the college students' understanding level on self and profession and reduce the puzzle of the career decision-making. (7) Students whose significance of employment is “to gain respect from others”, their scores of four factors are far lower than those whose significance of employment is “to reduce the burden of home”. (8) The students who “to gain respect from others” have a longer term in their planning, their goal of professional development is higher, and those who “to reduce the burden of home”, their employment is more blind, think more of the present difficulties. (9) The person who has the finest virtue, doesn't think that he has “virtue”, so is a virtue.