Abstract
The present study examined the relation between individual cognitive structure and several key career decision variables. Specifically, in a sample of college students enrolled in a career development class, the usage of the RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional) circumplex (adherence) was examined as it varied across individuals and with career certainty, career decision-making self-efficacy, and interest-occupation congruence. Individual adherence to the RIASEC circumplex as a cognitive structure was related to better career decision outcomes. Changes in adherence as a function of taking a career class were found to be associated with changes in career certainty, career decision-making self-efficacy, and interest-occupation congruence. The results support the importance of thinking about careers in a manner similar to the RIASEC circumplex and the potential value of direct instruction of this model.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 146-157 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of counseling psychology |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 2008 |
Keywords
- RIASEC circumplex
- career decision making
- idiothetic assessment
- interest structure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health