Abstract
The goal of the present research was to test a model of strategies for coping with career indecision during the college-to-work transition and its accompanied measure (the Strategies for Coping with Career Indecision–College-to-Work Transition Questionnaire [SCCI-CWTQ]), as predictors of career choice-related outcomes. Study 1 (N = 522) supported the psychometric properties of the SCCI-CWTQ in a sample of college seniors and confirmed the model’s hierarchical structure with three coping styles: productive, support-seeking, and nonproductive styles. Study 2 (N = 659) tested the concurrent and incremental predictive validity of the SCCI-CWTQ. The results showed that productive coping style was positively associated with a sense of coping efficacy, career decision status, and career choice satisfaction 1 year following graduation, whereas using a nonproductive coping style was negatively related to those outcomes and positively associated with career decisional distress. Theoretical as well as practical implications pertaining to career decision-making during the college-to-work transition are suggested.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 440-456 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journal of Career Assessment |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Aug 2019 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- career indecision
- college-to-work transition
- nonproductive coping style
- productive coping style
- support-seeking coping style