Relation of Depression and Affectivity to Career Decision Status and Self-Efficacy in College Students

Autor/inn/en	Rottinghaus, Patrick J.; Jenkins, Nicholas; Jantzer, Amanda M.
Titel	Relation of Depression and Affectivity to Career Decision Status and Self-Efficacy in College Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Career Assessment, 17 (2009) 3, S.271-285 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1069-0727
DOI	10.1177/1069072708330463
Schlagwörter	Career Choice; Affective Behavior; Depression (Psychology); Psychological Patterns; Self Efficacy; Decision Making; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung
Abstract	Further investigations are necessary to explore the interface between personal-emotional and career-related factors. The authors examined links between participants' emotional life, including depression and positive/negative affect, and career decision status and average level of vocationally relevant self-efficacy in a sample of 388 university students. Participants who had made a career decision were significantly less depressed, as measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, than those who were undecided about their career. Furthermore, the authors found no significant difference in the average level of positive affect or negative affect, as measured by the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, across career choice status groups. Gender accounted for 8.4% of the variation in overall average level of self efficacy, as measured by the Kuder Skills Assessment-College and Adult Version, and positive affect significantly contributed incremental variance (12.7%). The importance of addressing depression and affectivity in vocational research and practice is discussed. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10