A Longitudinal Examination of Four Processual Mechanisms in Career Decision Making

IF 2.8 2区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED Journal of Career Assessment Pub Date : 2023-08-05 DOI:10.1177/10690727231194051
Hui Xu
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The dual-process theory of career decision making (DTC) proposes four processual mechanisms that explain the career decision-making process and outcomes. Although research has examined the validity of the four processual mechanisms using a cross-sectional dataset in China, the roles of the four mechanisms in career decision making cannot be fully established without longitudinal and cross-cultural analyses. Using a sample of U.S. college students ( n = 206), the current study examined the validity of the four processual mechanisms in explaining the joint operation of five major decision-making difficulties with subsequent career decidedness as the criterion. The results supported not only the standalone mechanisms of managing state and persistent decision uncertainty but also the joint mechanisms from managing state (persistent) uncertainty to managing persistent (state) uncertainty. Therefore, the current study adds evidence to the DTC, particularly regarding the scientific and practical necessity of differentiating between state and persistent decision uncertainty and between reducing uncertainty and reducing the threat of uncertainty. Additionally, the current study offers interesting implications for the interplay of major decision difficulties across different sociocultural contexts of China and the U.S.
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职业决策四种过程机制的纵向检验
职业决策双过程理论提出了四种解释职业决策过程和结果的过程机制。尽管有研究利用中国的一个横断面数据集检验了这四种过程机制的有效性,但如果没有纵向和跨文化的分析,这四种机制在职业决策中的作用还不能完全确定。本研究以美国大学生为样本(n = 206),检验了四种过程机制在解释以随后的职业决定为标准的五种主要决策困难共同作用时的有效性。研究结果不仅支持管理状态和持续决策不确定性的独立机制,而且支持从管理状态(持续)不确定性到管理持续(状态)不确定性的联合机制。因此,目前的研究为DTC增加了证据,特别是关于区分状态和持续决策不确定性以及减少不确定性和减少不确定性威胁之间的科学和实践必要性。此外,本研究还为中美两国不同社会文化背景下重大决策困难的相互作用提供了有趣的启示
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Journal of Career Assessment
Journal of Career Assessment PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-
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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.
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