Career Thoughts, Indecision, and Depression: Implications for Mental Health Assessment in Career Counseling

Autor/inn/en	Walker, Jerry V., III; Peterson, Gary W.
Titel	Career Thoughts, Indecision, and Depression: Implications for Mental Health Assessment in Career Counseling
Quelle	In: Journal of Career Assessment, 20 (2012) 4, S.497-506 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1069-0727
DOI	10.1177/1069072712450010
Schlagwörter	Depression (Psychology); Career Development; Career Choice; Career Counseling; Decision Making; Mental Health; Correlation; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Stress Variables; College Students; Measures (Individuals); Predictor Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsentwicklung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Psychohygiene; Korrelation; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Collegestudent; Messdaten; Prädiktor
Abstract	This study investigated the relationships among dysfunctional career thoughts and career indecision with respect to symptoms of depression. Such information could be useful to counselors in identifying individuals at the outset of career counseling who may be experiencing emotional distress from life stressors in addition to career stress. One-hundred fifty-eight college students enrolled in a career development course completed measures of dysfunctional career thoughts, an occupational alternative question, and a measure of depression symptoms. Results indicated that dysfunctional career thoughts and occupational indecision were related to depression symptoms, with decision-making confusion being the best predictor. Implications of the findings for practice and research are discussed. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10