TY - JOUR
T1 - Career Decision-Making Profiles of Italian Adolescents
AU - Ginevra, Maria Cristina
AU - Nota, Laura
AU - Soresi, Salvatore
AU - Gati, Itamar
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - The goal of the present study was to test the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Career Decision-Making Profile (CDMP) questionnaire with a sample of 1,835 adolescents. Gati, Landman, Davidovitch, Asulin-Peretz, and Gadassi suggested that the way individuals make career decisions should not be described by a single decision-making style but rather by a multidimensional profile based on a consideration of 11 dimensions. The results showed that the Italian version of the CDMP has adequate psychometric properties and structural validity. As hypothesized, the scores of the Problem-Solving Inventory were correlated with the information-related dimensions of the CDMP. Decided adolescents had more adaptive CDMP profiles than undecided adolescents, supporting the concurrent validity of the CDMP. Female adolescents were more likely to consult with and depend on others, invest greater effort, and, consequently, take more time to make a decision. Theoretical and counseling implications are discussed.
AB - The goal of the present study was to test the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Career Decision-Making Profile (CDMP) questionnaire with a sample of 1,835 adolescents. Gati, Landman, Davidovitch, Asulin-Peretz, and Gadassi suggested that the way individuals make career decisions should not be described by a single decision-making style but rather by a multidimensional profile based on a consideration of 11 dimensions. The results showed that the Italian version of the CDMP has adequate psychometric properties and structural validity. As hypothesized, the scores of the Problem-Solving Inventory were correlated with the information-related dimensions of the CDMP. Decided adolescents had more adaptive CDMP profiles than undecided adolescents, supporting the concurrent validity of the CDMP. Female adolescents were more likely to consult with and depend on others, invest greater effort, and, consequently, take more time to make a decision. Theoretical and counseling implications are discussed.
KW - Italian adolescents
KW - assessment
KW - career decision-making profiles
KW - career indecision
KW - structural validity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84868029631&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1069072712448739
DO - 10.1177/1069072712448739
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AN - SCOPUS:84868029631
SN - 1069-0727
VL - 20
SP - 375
EP - 389
JO - Journal of Career Assessment
JF - Journal of Career Assessment
IS - 4
ER -