The purpose of this study is to identify the relation among socially prescribed
perfectionism, career indecision, trait anxiety, self-concept clarity. Based on previous
findings, this study examined the mediation role of trait anxiety and self-concept clarity
between socially prescribed perfectionism and career indecision. The participants in this
study was 236 collage students, and the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale(HFMPS),
Self-Concept Clarity Scale, The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI), Career Decision
Scale(CDS) were used. For data analysis, reliability analysis, descriptive statistics
analysis, correlation analysis, X2 verification, stuructural equation models were used.
The major results are as follows: First, the results of correlation analysis show that
socially prescribed perfectionism has a positive correlation with career indecision and
trait anxiety, but has a negative correlation with self-concept clarity. Trait anxiety has
negative correlation with self-concept clarity and a positive correlation with career
indecision. Self-concept clarity and career indecision were negatively related. Second, the
best structural model describes that the relationship between socially prescribed
perfectionism and career indecision was fully mediated by trait anxiety and self-concept
clarity. Third, the result of verifying the significance of each mediation variable shows
that self-concept clarity has more influence on career indecision than trait anxiety does.