Author, Title Sample Variables Measures Major Findings Year Albion, M. Factors influencing Study 1: 121 Career decision status CDDQ In adolescents & adults, multidimensional model of J., & career decision making Australian Personality type IPIP Five-Factor CDDQ fit both groups Fogarty, G. in adolescents and adolescents, 78 General intellectual Domain 5 first-order factors fit better than 3 J. (2002) adults females, 43 males, functioning Shipley Institute of In adolescents, the categories of difficulties in the mean age, 15.92 years, Interests Living Scale CDDQ were significant determinants of decision status 2: 127 Australian Interest In adults, the Internal Conflicts & Lack of Knowledge adults: 86 females, 41 Inventory about Additional Sources subscales had relatively low males, mean age 33.44 Personal Attributes internal consistency years Questionnaire Amir, T., & Facets of career 299 students (42% Measured career CDDQ Career decision-making difficulties showed: high Gati, I. decision-making female), at Israeli difficulties Expressed positive correlation with expressed career (2006) difficulties university; mean age: Expressed career Difficulties difficulties, negative correlation with career 22.3 years difficulties Questionnaire decision-making self-efficacy & decidedness Career decision-making Career Career decision-making positively correlated with self-efficacy career decision-making self-efficacy & related to level Vocational Scale of career decision-making difficulties Vocational Career decision-making difficulties were lower for Degree of decidedness Decision Style introvert & thinking styles Cognitive and scholastic Indicator No relationship between cognitive/scholastic ability & ability Psychometric career decision-making difficulties Entrance Test P. A., Reliability and validity 514 Chinese high Psychometric properties CDDQ 2 stable factors for CDDQ: Lack of Information and & Yin, W. of a Chinese version of school students of CDDQ in terms of Career Inconsistent Information O. (2006) the Career factor structure, reliability, Did not confirm readiness to make a career decision Difficulties & validity Questionnaire Occupational Barriers Scale
Author, Year Title Sample Variables Measures Major Findings Albion, M. J., & Fogarty, G. J. (2002) Factors influencing career decision making in adolescents and adults Study 1: 121 Australian adolescents, 78 females, 43 males, mean age, 15.92 years, 2: 127 Australian adults: 86 females, 41 males, mean age 33.44 years Career decision status Personality type General intellectual functioning Interests CDDQ IPIP Five-Factor Domain Shipley Institute of Living Scale Interest Inventory Personal Attributes Questionnaire In adolescents & adults, multidimensional model of CDDQ fit both groups 5 first-order factors fit better than 3 In adolescents, the categories of difficulties in the CDDQ were significant determinants of decision status In adults, the Internal Conflicts & Lack of Knowledge about Additional Sources subscales had relatively low internal consistency Amir, T., & Gati, I. (2006) Facets of career decision-making difficulties 299 students (42% female), at Israeli university; mean age: 22.3 years Measured career difficulties Expressed career difficulties Career decision-making self-efficacy Vocational Degree of decidedness Cognitive and scholastic ability CDDQ Expressed Difficulties Questionnaire Career Scale Vocational Decision Style Indicator Psychometric Entrance Test Career decision-making difficulties showed: high positive correlation with expressed career difficulties, negative correlation with career decision-making self-efficacy & decidedness Career decision-making positively correlated with career decision-making self-efficacy & related to level of career decision-making difficulties Career decision-making difficulties were lower for introvert & thinking styles No relationship between cognitive/scholastic ability & career decision-making difficulties P. A., & Yin, W. O. (2006) Reliability and validity of a Chinese version of the Career Difficulties Questionnaire 514 Chinese high school students Psychometric properties of CDDQ in terms of factor structure, reliability, & validity CDDQ Career Occupational Barriers Scale 2 stable factors for CDDQ: Lack of Information and Inconsistent Information Did not confirm readiness to make a career decision