The relations between career decision-making self-efficacy, vocational exploration and commitment, and emotional intelligence were investigated. Furthermore, the extent to which sex moderates the relationship between emotional intelligence and career decision-making self-efficacy and between emotional intelligence and vocational exploration and commitment was also examined. Findings revealed that emotional intelligence as measured by the Empathy, Utilization of Feelings, Handling Relationships, and Self-Control factors is positively related to career decision-making self-efficacy and that the Utilization of Feelings and Self-Control factors were inversely related to vocational exploration and commitment. Findings, however, failed to reveal sex as a moderator of the relationship between emotional intelligence and the career variables under investigation.
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