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Cambodian And Chinese College Students In Career Decision Making Style And Self-Efficacy

Posted on:2011-02-16Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J JiaFull Text:PDF
GTID:2167360302997891Subject:Development and educational psychology
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People with different cultural backgrounds are more likely to use different styles in making decisions. This study was conducted on two important cognitive constructs:career decision-making styles and career decision-making self-efficacy. The main objectives of this study were to examine the differences and similarities between Cambodian and Chinese students in career decision-making style and self-efficacy. Also investigate gender difference among students in career decision-making style and self-efficacy.Five hundred and ninety-seven undergraduate college students from institutions in Cambodia (N=252) and China (N=345) participated in this research. The questionnaire used was the Assessment of Career decision making Part I (ACDM; Harren,1978). This assessment consisted of 30 items developed to assess the degree to which individuals rely on each of the three decision-making styles:Rational; Intuitive; and Dependent. Each career decision-making styles were measured by 10-items. To measure career decision-making self-efficacy, the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale-short Form was used (CDMSE-SF; Betz, Klein,& Taylor,1996). This was a 25-items scale to assess an individual's belief that he or she can successfully complete tasks necessary to make career decisions. The questionnaires were translated from English to both Cambodian and Chinese language.SPSS was used to conduct and analyze the study. Data obtained was analyzed by Chi-square; MANCOVA; Multivariate; and Univariate. Chi-square statistics analysis was conducted in order to find the significant difference in the primary style distribution between Cambodian and Chinese students. The results revealed that the majority of students 74.5%, regardless of gender and nationality reported endorsement to rational style. As expected, Multivariate conducted and the results revealed no significant differences between Cambodian and Chinese students in the dependent decision-making style. However, significant differences between Cambodian and Chinese students were found in the rational, intuitive decision-making style, and Career decision-making self-efficacy as a function of nationality. The Cambodian students scored significantly higher than Chinese students in the rational style and career decision-making self-efficacy, while Chinese students scored significantly higher than Cambodian students in the intuitive decision-making style. Further more, gender difference was also examined in order to investigate if there is a difference between male and female students in career decision-making style and self-efficacy. The results indicated significant differences in dependent decision-making style and career decision-making self-efficacy. Female students scored significantly higher than male students in dependent style; while male students scored significantly higher than female students in career decision-making self-efficacy.
Keywords/Search Tags:decision-making, cognitive style, self-efficacy, cultural influences, gender, college students
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