REFINEMENT AND FURTHER VALIDATION OF THE DECISIONAL PROCESS INVENTORY

Research to initially construct and evaluate the Decisional Process In ventory (DPI; Hartung, 1994) revealed its potential use for assessing progress and problems in career decision making (Hartung, 1995). Advan cing this preliminary area of instrument research and development, we report on a study that evaluated a revised version of the measure, the DPI-R. Results from a sample of 183 undergraduate college students (8 2 women, 101 men) supported the DPI-R item content validity, scale con struct validity, and concurrent validity. Factor analysis yielded thre e factors relating to contact and resistance processes described in a Gestalt model of career decision making and career indecision. Future research with the DPI-R should focus on refining the measure to maxima lly assess these three latent dimensions of the Gestalt Career Decisio n-Making Cycle. Ultimately, the DPI-R may contribute unique data for c areer assessment and counseling practice focused on resolving career i ndecision.