Viewing the Joint Operation of Five Major Decision Difficulties Within the Dual-Process Theory of Career Decision-Making

IF 2.8 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Journal of Career Assessment Pub Date : 2022-08-17 DOI:10.1177/10690727221118374

Hui Xu

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Abstract

While research has identified a five-factor model of career decision-making difficulty based on meta-analytical evidence and cross-cultural comparison, the field lacks an elaborated theoretical account of the joint operation of the five decision difficulties. The current study drew on the dual-process theory of career decision-making (DTC) to examine the interplay of the five decision difficulties in predicting career decidedness in the Chinese context. Study 1 developed and validated measures of decision ambiguity, advance in narrowing down, and career decidedness in a sample of Chinese college students (n = 180). Study 2 examined the structural model using another sample of Chinese college students (n = 408). Focusing on the relations of the five major decision difficulties to career decidedness, the results did not support the standalone mechanism of confusion management but supported the standalone mechanism of ambiguity management. Additionally, the results supported the crossover mechanism from confusion management to ambiguity management and the crossover mechanism from ambiguity management to confusion management. The results not only shed light on the role of each difficulty but also offer evidence for the interplay of key DTC macro elements. The practical implications based on the joint operation of the five decision-making difficulties are discussed.

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从职业决策双过程理论看五大决策困难的共同作用

虽然研究已经基于元分析证据和跨文化比较确定了职业决策困难的五因素模型，但该领域缺乏对五种决策困难共同作用的详细理论解释。本研究借鉴了职业决策的双过程理论（DTC），考察了在中国背景下预测职业决策的五个决策困难之间的相互作用。研究1开发并验证了中国大学生（n=180）的决策模糊性、缩小范围进展和职业决策的测量方法。研究2使用另一个中国大学生样本（n=408）检验了结构模型。重点研究了五大决策困难与职业决策的关系，结果不支持独立的困惑管理机制，但支持独立的模糊管理机制。此外，研究结果支持了从混淆管理到模糊管理的交叉机制以及从模糊管理到混淆管理的交叉机理。研究结果不仅阐明了每一个困难的作用，而且为DTC关键宏观因素的相互作用提供了证据。对基于联合操作的五大决策难点的实际意义进行了探讨。

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Journal of Career Assessment PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-

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6.10

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Career Assessment publishes methodologically sound, empirically based studies focusing on the process and techniques by which counselors and others gain understanding of the individual faced with the necessity of making informed career decisions. The term career assessment, as used in this journal, covers the various techniques, tests, inventories, rating scales, interview schedules, surveys, and direct observational methods used in scientifically based practice and research to provide an improved understanding of career decision-making. The focus is not just testing, but all those means developed and used to assess and evaluate individuals and environments in the field of career counseling and development.