Identifying and Validating Career Indecision Types Among Undergraduate Students in Türkiye
A Person-Centered Investigation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22420452 |
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| Authors | Büşra Kökçam (0000-0002-8329-749X, Usak University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Career Assessment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1069-0727 • E-ISSN: 1552-4590 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10690727261444007 |
| OpenAlex | W7155487387 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 59 |
Identifying distinct career indecision profiles allows for the tailoring of counseling interventions to address each client’s specific needs. While Levin, Lipshits-Braziler, and Gati (2024) established a general seven-profile typology across 16 countries, cultural and socioeconomic variations necessitate replicating this model while exploring potential context-specific profiles within a specific country. Accordingly, this study explored career indecision types among Turkish undergraduate students ( N = 1,377) and examined profile differences in relation to background characteristics and career-related outcomes. Latent profile analysis replicated six profiles from the general typology with some nuances: Unrealistic–Indecisive, Generally Uninformed, Uninformed–Conflicted, Internally Conflicted, Externally Conflicted, and Unmotivated. Additionally, a context-specific seventh profile—Generally Conflicted—emerged. Results indicated that gender and socioeconomic status were significant predictors of profile membership, whereas age had a minimal impact. Furthermore, profiles differed significantly in career decidedness, self-efficacy, locus of control, and ambiguity intolerance. These findings are discussed within the Turkish socioeconomic and cultural framework, as well as the broader international literature. The findings provide a basis for implementing targeted counseling strategies and outline key directions for future research.
Ambiguity · Career Counseling · Latent class model · Locus of control · Psychological intervention · Socioeconomic status · Turkish · Typology · Career Development and Diversity · Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions · Higher Education and Employability
Latent Class Analysis and Finite Mixture Modeling
Family, Self, and Human Development Across Cultures
The Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R)
Multiple-Group Analysis of Similarity in Latent Profile Solutions
Latent Class Cluster Analysis
Variable-Centered, Person-Centered, and Person-Specific Approaches
Applications of self-efficacy theory to the understanding and treatment of career indecision
Self-efficacy conception of anxiety
Voices of the forgotten half
A taxonomy of difficulties in career decision making.
A Latent Transition Mixture Model Using the Three-Step Specification
Life designing
A relational theory of working
Career Adapt-Abilities Scale
Evaluation of a Short Form of the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale
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Auxiliary Variables in Mixture Modeling
Unrealistic Career Optimism Among Korean Adolescents
Career decision making, fast and slow
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Identity Status and Locus of Control
The Career Myths Scale
Multilevel analysis of associations between socioeconomic status and injury among Canadian adolescents
The Influences of the Family of Origin on Career Development
Effects of self-esteem, perceived performance, and choice on causal attributions
Unrealistic optimism about future life events
Constraints into Preferences
Young Adult Graduates Living in the Parental Home
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