The present study of two hundred and seven university students examined the structural
relation of future-orientation (both valence and instrumentality), career decision-making self-effi cacy
and career indecision (choice/commitment anxiety and lack of readiness) in a sample of 218 college
students. Future time perspective was viewed as a key input to career decision making. Structural
equation modeling results indicated that valence was not signifi cantly related to career decision-making
self-effi cacy, choice/commitment anxiety and lack of readiness. However, instrumentality completely
mediated the relation between valence and career decision-making self-effi cacy, choice/commitment
anxiety and lack of readiness. Instrumentality was signifi cantly related to career decision-making selfeffi
cacy and lack of readiness. Career decision-making self-effi cacy completely mediated the relation
between instrumentality and choice/commitment anxiety; however, it only partially mediated the
relation between instrumentality and lack of readiness. Although the proposed model was invariant
across gender, the fi ndings indicated that women reported higher instrumentality and lower lack
of readiness than did men. No differences were found for career decision-making self-effi cacy and
choice/commitment anxiety across gender. The fi ndings suggest that psychologists, counselors, and
teachers should consider the role future time perspective in university students’ career development.