Grammar school pupils'career-related decision-making difficulties

The present study examined the construct of career-related decision-making difficulties among 1,488 Slovak adolescents choosing fields of study in institutions of higher education (19 years). A new instrument Career Choosing Difficulties Questionnaire aiming to measure career decision-making difficulties was used in this study. For the participants who had made a career decision, the seven major categories of problems emerged: Lack of Motivation, Lack of Information about Schools, Lack of Knowledge about the Process of Career Decision Making, Lack of Information about Occupations and Self, General Indecisiveness, Internal Conflicts, and External Conflicts.