Vocational Indecision in Japanese University Students : Its Relationship with Student Apathy and a Lifestyle that Values Leisure

Abstract

Previous studies have often related vocational indecision among Japanese university students to similar instances of immaturity, like student apathy. However, with advances in the field of psychology, new psychological factors of vocational indecision may have been identified. In the present study, 213 university students answered a battery of questionnaires, and the responses of the group that scored low on the vocational identity scale were examined by means of a cluster analysis in order to determine subtypes. Five subtypes were identified. The results also indicate a relationship between student apathy and vocational indecision, similar to that found in earlier studies. However, this study identifies and describes a new type of vocational indecision in which leisure is valued more than work.