dc.contributor.author
Schindler, Ines
dc.contributor.author
Dietrich, Julia
dc.contributor.author
Berg, Cynthia A.
dc.date.accessioned
2018-06-08T03:13:32Z
dc.date.available
2014-06-25T20:02:00.308Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/14716
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-18906
dc.description.abstract
In spite of increasing research interest in relational aspects of making
important life decisions, our knowledge on why, how, and to what effect close
others are involved in decision making still is limited. We determined whom
our 65 participants (students between 18 and 27 years; 54% women), in general,
would like to collaborate with when making life choices that will shape their
future identities. We further investigated under which conditions consulting
with this generally preferred advisor (PA) was related to satisfaction with a
specific real-life choice, namely, choosing a college major. This one-year
prospective longitudinal study included repeated assessments as students chose
a major, including monthly reports on the persons that had been involved in
choosing a major. These were followed by qualitative and quantitative
assessments of evaluations of one’s PA as collaborator. Our findings revealed
that involvement of one’s PA during major choice was related to greater
indecision regarding one’s choice, but not to the PA’s perceived quality.
Involvement of the PA further was related to greater choice satisfaction only
when the PA was perceived as highly familiar with the student, experienced in
collaborating with him or her, and helpful in optimizing decisions. Our
findings suggest that close others can be an important resource for making
satisfactory life choices that could also be drawn upon in professional
counseling contexts.
de
dc.format.extent
S. 128-142
dc.rights.uri
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
dc.subject
preferred advisor
dc.subject
college major choice
dc.subject
social involvement
dc.subject
choice satisfaction
dc.subject.ddc
100 Philosophie und Psychologie
dc.title
Why Collaborate with Close Others When Choosing a College Major?
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation
Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology; Vol. 4, 2014, No. 1, S.
128-142
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.5539/jedp.v4n1p128
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jedp.v4n1p128
refubium.affiliation
Erziehungswissenschaft und Psychologie
de
refubium.funding
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
refubium.mycore.fudocsId
FUDOCS_document_000000020324
refubium.note.author
Diese Studie wurde durch ein Forschungsstipendium und eine Sachbeihilfe (SCHI
985/1-1 + 2-1) der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) ermöglicht, welche
Ines Schindler die Durchführung des Projektes an der University of Utah (Salt
Lake City, USA) erlaubten. Gefördert durch die DFG und den Open Access
Publikationsfonds der Freien Universität Berlin
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
no
refubium.mycore.derivateId
FUDOCS_derivate_000000003558
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access