Facets of adaptability in career decision-making

Abstract

We investigated the conceptual similarity and empirical overlap between the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS) and the career decision-making adaptability (CDA) indicator, and their contribution to the prediction of (1) decisional difficulty and distress and (2) decision status. The associations between CAAS and CDA dimensions in a sample of 2146 Americans were medium. The CAAS control and the CDA procrastination and speed of making the final decision were significant predictors of decisional difficulty and distress (R 2 = .40). The CAAS concern and the CDA procrastination were significant predictors of decision status (R 2 = .25). Implications for research and practice are discussed.

The identification and validation of five types of career indecision: A latent profile analysis of career decision-making difficulties.

“…Two items measured the degree to which participants perceived their career decision as difficult (“How difficult is it for you to make a career decision?”) and stressful (“How stressful do you find the need to choose a major or a career?”; Levin & Lipshits-Braziler, 2021). Items were presented with a 9-point Likert-type response scale, ranging from 1 ( not difficult/stressful at all ) to 9 ( very difficult/stressful ).…”

“…Items were presented with a 9-point Likert-type response scale, ranging from 1 ( not difficult/stressful at all ) to 9 ( very difficult/stressful ). This measure of perceived distress has been shown to correlate negatively with career adaptability and career decision-making adaptability (Levin & Lipshits-Braziler, 2021). The C α internal-consistency reliability of the combined score of these items for the present study was .89 in Sample 1 and .88 in Sample 2.…”

“…and stressful ("How stressful do you find the need to choose a major or a career? "; Levin & Lipshits-Braziler, 2021). Items were presented with a 9-point Likert-type response scale, ranging from 1 (not difficult/stressful at all) to 9 (very difficult/stressful).…”

“…Career decision status refers to the degree of decidedness as expressed in the range of alternatives under consideration (Saka et al, 2008). Perceived career decisional distress refers to the degree of negative affect regarding career decision-making (Levin & Lipshits-Braziler, 2021). We used these two outcomes given their prominent role in differentiating among previously identified career indecision types (e.g., Gordon, 1998; Jones & Chenery, 1980), but intentionally did not include them in the development phase of the typology to avoid confounding the causes of career indecision with its consequences.…”

What Research Has Been Conducted on Procrastination? Evidence From a Systematical Bibliometric Analysis

“…With the evolvement of research aimed at distinct contexts, more details and core contents about procrastination have been elaborated. For example, procrastination in workplace may have association with professional role ambiguity, abusive supervision, workplace ostracism and task characteristics (Hen, 2018;He et al, 2021;Levin and Lipshits-Braziler, 2021). In particular, owing to the use of information and communication technology (ICTs), there currently are ample temptations to distract our attention, and those distractions can exacerbate the severity of procrastination (Du et al, 2019;Hong et al, FIGURE 7 | Brief conclusions on procrastination research.…”