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/

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.