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The Reliability and Validity of the Career Decision Difficulties Questionnaire

Abilene Christian University

Charles E. Rudolph

Abilene Christian University

T. Scott Perkins

Abilene Christian University

Thomas G. Patten

Abilene Christian University

The dimensionality of career indecisiveness has continually eluded researchers for several years. These measures have been either purely theoretical or purely empirical, neglecting the other domain. A relatively new instrument, the Career Decision Difficulties Questionnaire (CDDQ), is based on a taxonomy of decision-making difficulties. This study assesses the reliability and construct validity of the CDDQ, along with differences between decided and undecided groups. The sample included 268 university students. Convergent validity was assessed using the Career Decision Scale (CDS). Discriminant validity was assessed using measures of anxiety and social desirability. The CDDQ showed convergence with the CDS, and discriminated against both anxiety and social desirability. Differences between groups were statistically significant on most decision making difficulty scales. The results provide support for the reliability and validity of the CDDQ, suggesting that this measure may be useful in attempting to understand the multidimensionality of career indecisiveness and further assist in the development of a more comprehensive and accurate theoretical perspective of the construct of career indecisiveness.

Key Words: Assessment • career • indecisiveness • anxiety • decision- making

Journal of Career Assessment, Vol. 7, No. 4, 393-413 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/106907279900700405


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