Emotional and Personality-Related Aspects of Career-Decision-Making Difficulties

Abstract

This research focuses on developing a theoretical framework for analyzing the emotional and personality-related aspects of career-decision-making difficulties. The proposed model is comprised of three major clusters: pessimistic views, anxiety, and self-concept and identity. In Study 1, the Emotional and Personality Career Difficulties Scale (EPCD) was developed, refined, and used to empirically test the model with an Israeli Internet sample (N = 728). Study 2 (N = 276) provided evidence for the cross-cultural validity of the proposed model, using an American college student sample. The relations between the cognitive and emotional components of career-decision-making difficulties are discussed, and theoretical, research, and counseling implications are explored.

Career Decision-Making Characteristics of Primary Education Students in Greece

“…The results of this analysis largely supported our efforts to construct items consistent with the cognitive and emotional dimensions of career decision-making and the theoretical background of career development and choice in the school age. The components of factor analysis are consistent with theory and research (Chartarnd & Robbins, 1990;Kelly & Lee, 2002;Saka, Gati & Kelly, 2008;Schultheiss, Palma, & Manzi, 2002) and suggest that Greek primary education students could approach issues of decision-making in occupational terms.…”

“…Values, motivations, biases affect the person analyzing and processing information, while emotions are present, as the person is in a state between hope and fear (Gati & Tal, 2008;Kelly & Lee, 2002). Furthermore, the lack of information about the individual's personality such as interests, abilities and aspirations impede career decision-making while the lack of information on occupations, their ways of acquiring information but also the difficulties arising from the influence of significant others affect the career decision-making process or choice (Germeijs & De Boeck, 2003;Saka, Gati & Kelly, 2008). It is assumed that when other people (family members or teachers) influence or consulting individuals in taking decisions then emotions, such as anger, guilt, pleasure, play an important role in decision-making process (Zeelenberg, Nelissen, Breugelmans & Pieters, 2008).…”

Effects of the Deliberate Decision-Making Style on Career Decision-Making Processes and Coping With Regret After High School

“…Moreover, the highdeliberate type decision-making style affects negative emotions about decisions made, reducing them over time and helping decision makers to cope with regret by using rationalization and making self-improvements. These findings suggest that the factors affect not only career decision-making but also "career indecision-making" (e.g., Germeijs & De Boeck, 2003;Saka, Gati & Kelly, 2008). Therefore, it is important to encourage students to acquire these factors, at appropriate times and by using effective training approaches.…”

University Students’ Career Choice and Emotional Well-Being

“…These include a negative affective disposition (Multon, Heppner,&Lapan, 1995), anxiety (Germeijs, Verschueren, &Soenens, 2006), fear of success (Staley, 1996) and lower self-esteem (Creed,Prideaux, & Patton, 2005;Germeijs& De Boeck, 2002, 2003Staley, 1996). Saka, Gati, and Kelly (2008) explored relevant personality and emotional factors in their model, and identified three major sources of problems -pessimistic views, anxiety, and selfconcept/identity. Specifically, individuals who hold pessimistic views are more pessimistic about the career decisionmaking process, the occupation per se, or their control over the process, the choice, or the outcomes.…”