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.

The Influence of Family of Origin Relationships on Career Thoughts

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel C. Lustig ◽  
Yonghong Jade Xu ◽  
David R. Strauser
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Family Of Origin ◽  
Family Cohesion ◽  
Career Thoughts ◽  
Career Thoughts Inventory ◽  
Dysfunctional Career Thoughts ◽  
The Family ◽  
Southern University

Family of origin relationships are an important influence on career decision-making. The current study investigates the relationship between family cohesion, expressiveness and conflict and dysfunctional career thoughts. The Family Environment Scale - Form R (Moos & Moos, 2009) measured the family environment and the Career Thoughts Inventory (Sampson, Peterson, Lenz, Reardon, & Saunders, 1996) measured dysfunctional career thoughts. Participants were undergraduate students at a large Southern University. The results found that higher levels of family conflict and lower levels of family expressiveness were associated with higher levels of decision-making confusion, commitment anxiety, and external conflict. Implications for career counselors are discussed.

scholarly journals The relationship between cognitive ability, emotional intelligence and negative career thoughts: A study of career-exploring adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Dahl ◽  
Frans Cilliers
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Career Exploration ◽  
Career Counselling ◽  
Career Thoughts ◽  
Negative Career Thoughts ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Ability Emotional Intelligence ◽  
The Relationship

Orientation: Career exploration can be a stressful experience, often manifested by negative career thoughts. In this article, the factors which influence the ability to cope with negative thinking are investigated.Research purpose: This study investigated the relationship between cognitive ability, emotional intelligence and negative thoughts pertaining to career in a sample of unemployed, non-student adults.Motivation for study: There is a need for research which investigates the psychological factors that contribute to successful career exploration and decision-making. Cognitive ability is one such factor, whilst emotional intelligence is another whose validity is not yet well established.Research design, approach and method: A survey design and quantitative procedures were used in gathering and analysing data gathered from 193 non-student, middle-aged adults attending a community-based career exploration programme in British Columbia, Canada. Cognitive ability, emotional intelligence and negative career thoughts before and after a career exploration programme were measured.Main findings: Neither cognitive ability nor any aspect of emotional intelligence predicted negative career thinking change. Cognitive ability predicted overall negative career thoughts as well as decision-making confusion, but only after the programme. The ability to manage emotions, however, predicted negative career thoughts both before and after the career decision-making programme.Practical/managerial implications: The managing emotions component of emotional intelligence is significantly associated with negative career thoughts. These findings suggest that career counselling requires that the role of emotions and their influence on behaviours must be given more consideration. Industrial and organisational (IO) psychologists would benefit from engaging in programmes that train them to assist clients in becoming more aware of, and increasing, their own emotional intelligence.Contribution/value-add: The study added insights to the field of career psychology regarding the ability of emotional intelligence to predict important outcomes regarding the dimensions of emotional intelligence (EI) as measured by a performance-based test predicting negative career thoughts amongst the non-student, adult population.

Dysfunctional Career Thoughts and the Sophomore Slump Among Students With Learning Disabilities

2021 ◽  
pp. 089484532110001
Author(s):  
Abiola Dipeolu ◽  
Stephanie Hargrave ◽  
Stephen J. Leierer ◽  
Yajaira A. Cabrera Tineo ◽  
Ashley Longoria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Career Thoughts ◽  
Career Thoughts Inventory ◽  
Dysfunctional Career Thoughts ◽  
Transition Programming ◽  
Sophomore Slump ◽  
Students With Ld ◽  
Mean Differences

The present study sought to underline the need for expanded transitioning college programming to the 2nd year by examining dysfunctional career thoughts among college students with learning disabilities (LDs). Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to examine the mean differences between 93 college sophomores and seniors with LD on the three subscales of the Career Thoughts Inventory (CTI). Findings from the MANOVA showed significant mean differences among groups. Follow-up analysis found that sophomores showed significantly higher dysfunctional career thoughts than seniors. Seniors displayed substantially lower mean scores on the CTI subscales than sophomores. Findings support the need to extend transition programming that includes addressing students’ dysfunctional career thoughts beyond the 1st year to help ease college transition difficulties and thus promote persistence and retention of students with LD. Research and practice implications are presented for career scholars and practitioners working with college students with LD.

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