Career decision statuses among Portuguese secondary school students: A cluster analytical approach

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2012

Authors

Santos, Paulo Jorge (Author) FLUP; Ferreira, Joaquim (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Journal of Career Assessment

Vol. 20 No. 2

Pages: 166-181

ISSN: 1069-0727

Publisher: SAGE

Indexing

ISI Web of Science

Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Psychology

Other information

DOI: 10.1177/1069072711420853

Abstract (EN): Career indecision is a complex phenomenon and an increasing number of authors have proposed that undecided individuals do not form a group with homogeneous characteristics. This study examines career decision statuses among a sample of 362 12th-grade Portuguese students. A cluster-analytical procedure, based on a battery of instruments designed to assess career and personality dimensions, was employed to understand the heterogeneous groupings that underlie the concept of career indecision. Three groups of career decision statuses were identified and their characteristics described. Finally, implications for career counseling interventions are discussed.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific