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Intolerance of Uncertainty, Anxiety, and Career Indecision: A Mediation Model
Abstract
Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) refers to the tendency to fear the unknown and to worry excessively about potential future negative outcomes. In the career decision-making process, college students experience uncertainty regarding the future of occupational opportunities and the evolution of their interests and capabilities. Anxiety is a well-established predictor of career indecision. Therefore, this study examined the role of anxiety as a mediator in the relation of IU and rumination to three dimensions of career decision making difficulties among college students ( N = 678). Results of path analyses indicated that as hypothesized, after controlling for age, intolerance of uncertainty was directly and indirectly (though anxiety) related to the three dimensions of career decision making difficulties: lack of readiness, lack of information, and inconsistent information. Results suggested that career choice interventions may be enhanced with a targeted emphasis on coping with the uncertainty involved in career decision making among college students.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Arbona, C., Fan, W., Phang, A., Olvera, N., & Dios, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Houston (US)
- University of Southern California (US)
- Department of Psychological, Health and Learning Sciences, University of Houston, TX, USA
- Corresponding author
- Arbona, Consuelo
- Venue
- Journal of Career Assessment
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2021-03-26
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 699-716
- ISSN
- 1069-0727 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-4590
- OpenAlex
- W3144799992
- Semantic Scholar
- db9c1eed4178187c7a7ba1b441fc9d420a1ee65b
- Cited by
- 99
- References
- 85
- Citations by year
- 2026: 32 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 5
- FWCI
- 8.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Career Assessment (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Career Development and Diversity
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education and Employability
- Keywords
- intolerance of uncertainty, anxiety, career indecision, career decision-making difficulties, rumination, university students, mediation model
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