Effect of mode of interest assessment on clients’ career decision-making self-efficacy

To compare the effects of three different modes of interest assessment on career decision-making self-efficacy, 81 career-undecided college students participated in one of the following four conditions: an assessment intervention using the Strong Interest Inventory, an intervention using one of two methods of applying the Self-Directed Search, or a no-treatment control group. Change in career decision-making self-efficacy from pre- to posttest was assessed. Career decision-making self-efficacy increased significantly for all three treatment groups, and in each case, pre-post differences for the treatment groups exceeded the pre-post differ-ence for the no-treatment control group. Differences in outcomes among the three treatment groups were not observed