Table 2.

Exploratory factor analysis of the CDDQ using direct Oblimin rotation

Items (in some cases abbreviated)	Factor
I find it difficult to make a decision about the career because:	1	2	3
26. I have contradictory data about my potentials and or personality features(for example, I believe I am patient with other people but others say I am impatient)	.83
16. I still do not know which occupations are interesting to me.	.80
29. I do not like any of the occupation to which I can be admitted.	.78
33. People who are important to me do not agree with the career options I am considering and/or the career characteristics I desire	.76
25. I constantly change my career preference (for example, I want to be self-employed and sometimes I want to be an employee)	.76
18. I do not have enough information about my competencies (for example, numerical ability, verbal skills) and/or about my personality traits (for example, persistence, initiative, patience).	.74
17. I am not sure about my career preferences yet (for example, what kind of a relationship I want with people, which working environment I prefer?)	.73
34. There are contradictions between the recommendations made by different people who are important to me about the career that suits me or about what career characteristics should guide my decisions.	.71
32. my skills and abilities do not match those required by the occupation I am interested in.	.71
19. I do not know what my abilities and/or personality traits will be like in the future.	.67
23. I do not know how to obtain additional information about myself (for example, about my abilities or my personality traits)	.63
28. I'm equally attracted by a number of careers and it is difficult for me to choose among them.	.58
30. the occupation I am interested in involves a certain characteristic that bother me (for example, I am interested in medicine, but I do not want to study for so many years)	.56
27-I have contradictory data about the existence or the characteristics of a particular occupation.	.49
21. I do not have enough information about the characteristics of the occupations and/or training programs that interest me		.79
13.-I do not know how to obtain accurate and updated information about the existing occupations or about their characteristics		.75
22. I don't know what careers will look like in the future.		.75
20. I do not have enough information about the variety occupations that exist.		.73
14. I do not know what factors to take into consideration.		.58
15. I don't know how to combine the information I have about myself with the information I have about different careers.		.56
13. I do not know what steps I have to take		.54
9. I believe there is only one career that suits me.			.68
10. I expect that through the career I select I will satisfy all my wishes.			.63
8. I expect that entering the career I select will also solve my personal problems.			.56
11. I believe that a career selection is a one-time choice and a life-long commitment			.56
Eigen value	9.89	2.53	1.49
Variance explained before rotation (%)	39.51	10.11	5.96

Factor loadings < 0.40 not shown.