Investigating the relationship among adolescents’ career indecisiveness, values and optimism in the process of choosing a career

Abstract

"The transition from high school education to tertiary education or employment brings adolescents in front of an important decision on choosing their career. One of the most important decisions to be made by a adolescent is choosing an occupation. Throughout the four years of high school, the adolescent reconsiders this countless times as they discover new skills and particularities. The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship among 11th grade adolescents’ career indecisiveness, values and optimism within choosing a career. The results have shown that a low level of optimism contributes to the increase of career indecisiveness level, to a low level of information gathering regarding decision making, both related to the self and to the career, and to the occurrence of internal conflicts. "