The Effects of Career Choice Guidance on Identity Development

Table 1

Difference in the commitment and exploration scores per domain before (T1) and after (T2) the guidance (𝑛=45).

Domain	T1	St. dev.	T2	St. dev.	𝑇	sig. (1 tailed)	Cohen’s d
Commitment
Vocational	22.8	6.72	26.7	6.31	−3.573	0.003**	0.60
Personal	22.8	6.66	25.7	7.56	−2.590	0.007**	0.41
Global identity	24.8	9.36	29.0	6.57	−3.819	0.000***	0.52
Exploration
Vocational	17.1	4.92	15.3	4.36	2.380	0.01**
Personal	13.6	5.32	13.6	4.78	0.096	0.92
Global identity	12.3	6.00	11.1	4.91	2.710	0.01**

∗P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.