Career decision-making difficulties in relationship with: gender, academic level and career interest.

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this research is to deepen on the vocational behaviour of 2.783 Spanish students aged between 14 and 18. Through statistical analysis like T Student and ANOVA, we analyze the difficulties that this sample experiments, and we investigate if it experiments different kinds or levels of difficulties based on variables like gender, academic grade, and professional interests. To do that we have adapted and validated a Career Decision-Making Questionnaire based on Processing Career Information Theory. We have confirmed the hypothesis raised, and we thus extend Vocational Guidance researches. Finally, implications for counselling and future research are also discussed.