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The Influence of Item Response Indecision on the Self-Directed Search

Florida State University

Jonathan D. Shy

Florida State University

Sarah Lucas Hartley

Florida State University

Robert C. Reardon

Florida State University, rreardon{at}admin.fsu.edu

Gary W. Peterson

Florida State University

Students (N = 247) responded to Self-Directed Search (SDS) per the standard response format and were also instructed to record a question mark (?) for items about which they were uncertain (item response indecision [IRI]). The initial responses of the 114 participants with a (?) were then reversed and a second SDS summary code was obtained and compared to the first. SDS codes did not change for 82% of IRI participants, but changes occurred in the first and second letters for 6%, the second and third letters for 4%, and the third letter for 9%. There were significant relationships between the extent of IRI and dysfunctional career thoughts, and IRI was inversely related to interest structure, for example, SDS consistency, congruence, and differentiation.

Key Words: self-directed search • career counseling • career assessment • career indecision • interest inventory • test item

This version was published on June 1, 2009

Journal of Career Development, Vol. 35, No. 4, 427-443 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0894845308327734


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