The Relationship of Trait Indecisiveness to Vocational Uncertainty, Career Indecision, and Interpersonal Characteristics.

Abstract

A sample of 325 freshman students attending a summer orientation program were tested with a Trait Indecisiveness Scale and the Leary Interpersonal Checklist. The relationship between indecisiveness and vocational surety was examined by. a Chi-square test; whereas the relationship between indecisiveness and interpersonal characteristics was examined by a two-group discriminant analysis based on high versus low indecisive subjects. The validity of the indecisiveness construct as an important cocomponent of vocational indecision was supported. In addition, the results indicate significant relationships of indecisiveness with higher levels of self-criticalness, submissiveness, passivity, and the need for acceptance, and with lower levels of interpersonal dominance. Suggestions for future studies and implications for career counseling are also