Investigation of career indecision among Malaysian undergraduate students

• Main Authors: Khasmohammadi, Mahdi, Mohd Noah, Sidek, Ehsaei, Sara Ghazizadeh
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58758/1/35-11.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58758/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The present study aimed to examine career indecision among Malaysian undergraduate students. The sample size of the study was 534 students aged from 18 to 24 which were chosen by a multi-stage cluster sampling method. For data collection Career Decision Scale (CDS) was utilized. The findings revealed that 74% of undergraduate students reported low to high career indecision, and only about 26% were decided about their future career. Furthermore, Male students scored lower in career indecision compared to females. Moreover, freshman students reported the highest level of career indecision in this study.