A Model of Career Decision Making for College Students.

Abstract This article presents a model of career decision making which is limited in its application to typical undergraduate college students. Limiting the model to a specific stage in the life-span and to a relatively homogeneous environment has resulted in a comprehensive model which includes: a delineation of the internal psychological process of decision making; identification of important developmental and personality characteristics of the decision maker; and specification of immediate or anticipated environmental factors influencing decision making. The model is intended to provide a conceptual framework for assessment of student needs, designing counseling and educational interventions, and for generating empirically testable hypotheses.