Mindfulness and Decision-Making Style: Predicting Career Thoughts and Vocational Identity

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Galles ◽  
Janet Lenz ◽  
Gary W. Peterson ◽  
James P. Sampson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Vocational Identity ◽  
Career Thoughts

Career Decision-making of Czech Students in the Period of Emerging Adulthood

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-52
Author(s):  
Lucia Kvitkovičová ◽  
Jana Máchová
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Vocational Identity ◽  
Vocational School ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
School Students

The study deals with the issue of career development of Czech emerging adults and in this context, it draws attention to research marginalisation of secondary vocational schools students. It focuses on the analysis of factors resulting from the type of study which can contribute to the facilitation of the career decision-making process. The research goal was to determine the role of the type of the study and work experience in the career decision-making process of Czech emerging adults. 194 university students and 116 secondary vocational school students between the ages of 18 and 21 responded to the questionnaires of vocational identity and questionnaires investigating awareness of self-efficacy in career decision-making. Linear regression showed that students’ work experience influences the strength of their vocational identity and that career relevance of this work experience is related to the level of selfefficacy in career decision-making. The type of study didn’t prove to be an important factor. The study results highlight the role of work experience in the process of career decision-making. Due to the inclusion of a specific research group—secondary vocational school students—it also enriches the knowledge of the career identity development in the period of emerging adulthood in the Czech Republic. In the conclusion practical implications, limits of this study and suggestions for the further research are discussed.

The Relationship Between Career Thoughts and Adjustment for Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel C. Lustig ◽  
Yonghong Jade Xu ◽  
David R. Strauser ◽  
Michael M. MacKay
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Career Thoughts ◽  
Career Thoughts Inventory ◽  
Dysfunctional Career Thoughts ◽  
The Relationship

The study investigated the relationship between the psychosocial adjustment and dysfunctional career thoughts for adults with multiple sclerosis. The Reactions to Impairment and Disability Inventory measured psychosocial adjustment, and the Career Thoughts Inventory measured dysfunctional career thoughts. The results found that (a) higher levels of depression were associated with higher levels of decision-making confusion and commitment anxiety and (b) higher levels of adjustment were associated with lower levels of decision-making confusion. Rehabilitation counselor implications are discussed.

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