This study identified relationships among career-specific barriers (i.e., perfectionism, negative career thoughts, career
decision-making self-efficacy) in a sample of 300 college students. The authors found relationships among the
constructs of interest, prediction of variance in career decision-making self-efficacy, and differences among groups
of perfectionists on endorsements of negative career thoughts and career decision-making self-efficacy. The findings
suggest that interventions addressing maladaptive perfectionism and dysfunctional career thinking may enhance
clients’ confidence in decision making.