Al. Guerra et Jm. Braungart-rieker, Predicting career indecision in college students: The roles of identity formation and parental relationship factors, CAREER DEV, 47(3), 1999, pp. 255-266
Students' identity formation and perceptions of parental acceptance and enc
ouragement of independence were investigated as predictors of career indeci
sion. The Mother-Father-Peer Scale (Epstein, 1983), Extended Objective Meas
ure of Ego Identity Status (Bennion & Adams, 1986), and Career Decision Sca
le (Osipow, Carney, Winer, Yanico, & Koschier, 1976) were administered to 1
69 undergraduate students with a mean age of 19.68. Analysis using multiple
regression indicated that career indecision was predicted by a greater deg
ree of identity moratorium and diffusion, less maternal acceptance and fewe
r years in college. Suggestions for future research and counseling applicat
ions are provided.