Sunday 3 July 2011

Who seeks career counselling?: …

a prospective study of personality and career variables among Swiss adolescents

an article by Elif Balin and Andreas Hirschi (affiliations not provided) published in International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance (Volume 10 Number 3 (October 2010))

Abstract
This study investigated whether career adaptability, personality, attitude towards career counselling and some demographic variables predict the help seeking behaviour in career counselling among 330 Swiss adolescents in eighth grade. The results indicated that boys were less likely to seek help and that career related variables and attitude but not personality significantly predicted help-seeking. Specifically, help seeking related positively to undecidedness and positive perception of career counselling. Implications for school and career counsellors and suggestions for future research are presented.

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