The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of psychological separation, attachment and trait anxiety to career indecision, in order to understand the clients' relationship with their parents which is important on career counseling. ...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of psychological separation, attachment and trait anxiety to career indecision, in order to understand the clients' relationship with their parents which is important on career counseling. Two hundred and twenty five male and female college students answered a questionnaire consisted of Career Decision Scale, Psychological Separation Inventory, The Inventory of Parent Attachment, and Trait Anxiety Inventory.
The results of this study were as follows. First, there were significant differences in career indecision, trait anxiety, attachment to mother, attachment to and psychological separation from father by sex. In addition, the degree of attachment to and psychological separation from mother is significantly higher than that of gather. Second, for male students, career indecision was predicted by trait anxiety and attachment to mother, while for female students, career indecision was predicted by attachment to father and trait anxiety. However, psychological separation from each parents did not contribute meaningful variance in career indecision. Third, path analysis indicated that, for both male and female students, attachment to each parent had influence on career indecision mediated by trait anxiety.
Finally, implications and limitations of this research as well as some suggestions for future research were discussed.