Examining Career Indecision of Anatolian High School Students by Academic Procrastination and Various Other Variables

This study investigated whether Anatolian high school senior students' career indecision differed by their genders, academic tracks, reasons for choosing the tracks, and levels of academic procrastination. Research data were collected from 372 students attending three Anatolian high schools. Career Decision Inventory (CDI), Academic Procrastination Scale, and Personal Information Form were used to collect data. Since the data were not normally distributed, they were subjected to analysis with the Kruskal-Wallis H test and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient. According to the analysis results, there was no significant difference between students' CDI scores and its five subscales by their gender and academic tracks. Significant differences were observed between their CDI scores by choosing the tracks and between their CDI subscale scores other than internal and external conflicts and total scores by their academic procrastination levels. A significant positive relationship was found between students' scores of CDI and its subscales other than external conflicts and academic procrastination. Findings were discussed within the context of career counseling, and several recommendations were offered.