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标题：INFORMATION SOURCES USED BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE COLLEGE DEGREE CHOICE
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作者：Débora Areces ; Luis J. Rodríguez Muñiz ; Javier Suárez Álvarez 等
期刊名称：Psicothema
印刷版ISSN：0214-9915
电子版ISSN：1886-144X
出版年度：2016
卷号：28
期号：3
页码：253-259
DOI：10.7334/psicothema2016.76
出版社：Cologio Oficial de Psicólogos del Principado
摘要：Introduction: Searching for information is a necessary step for young people to decide what to study and prevent school drop-out. The aim of this study is to identify the main sources of information used by students in choosing a university career and to assess the degree of usefulness of these sources. Method: A new measuring instrument to assess the use and usefulness of the information sources used in choosing university studies was developed. 2,005 high school students aged 17 to 24 (M = 17.56, SD = .77) participated in the study, representing 44.95 % of the total of school centers of the Principality of Asturias (Spain). Results: The new instrument has adequate psychometric properties and shows that the information from parents and web pages by universities are the most used and most useful information sources for pre-university students. Conclusions: Obtaining this type of information is very important, as it encourages investing in those activities or resources that are important for pre-university students.
关键词：Scale; information sources; professional guidance; college degrees.