Self and Identity in Career Development: Implications for Theory and Practice

Blustein, David L.; Noumair, Debra A.

doi:10.1002/j.1556-6676.1996.tb01889.x

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“…In general, the results obtained through the application of the scale DISI-O, allow us to fi nd a line with the vocational identity theory and with previous studies (e.g. Dellas & Jernigan, 1981;Taveira, 1986Taveira, , 2000Taveira & Campos, 1987;Blustein & Noumair, 1996;Veiga & Moura, 2005). In particular, in terms of vocational identity, most of the young participants, are in full period of adolescence, stays in the status of identity moratorium, which is characterised by young people who are living a period of exploration of the issues of identity, expressing diffi culty in making choices.…”

Section: Characteristics Of Vocational Identity Of Young Participantssupporting

confidence: 89%

International studies in time perspective

Paixão¹,

Silva²,

Ortuño³

et al. 2013

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Being the first, we hope it to be a milestone in highlighting the effort spent by different psychological approaches to understand the role played by time concepts in individual, group, and organizational development .The Conference was jointly organized by the "Instituto de Psicologia Cognitiva, Desenvolvimento Vocacional e Social" (Institute for Cognitive Psychology, Vocational and Social Development), a R & D unit based at the University of Coimbra, and the "Groupe de Recherche en Psycologie Sociale -GrePS", a R&D unit based at the University of Lyon, France . It was hosted by the Faculty of Psychology and Education of the University of Coimbra (Portugal), the oldest University in Portugal (its foundation goes back to 1290), and an institution for which the notions of a rich past history and future strategic planning constitute the cornerstones of today's concerns . In a moment in time where the past, the present and the future are intensively invested with meaning and intention, researchers coming from all over the world reflected on how time perspectives impact on our lives, from our more proximal to our most distal socio-ecological contexts . It reunited more than 300 participants coming from 42 countries spread all over the 5 continents .During three intense but exciting days, senior and junior researchers exchanged and questioned emerging and well established concepts, reflecting upon diverse and joint projects, and prepared the path for future developments .We can undoubtedly say that the organization of this conference was a timely one, once there has lately been a renewed interest, as well as a series of academic initiatives, dedicated to the understanding of specific aspects of individual, group, and social behavior through the study of its core temporal dimensions .The study of subjective temporality or Time Perspective (TP) has been going on since K . Lewin defined it as "the totality of the individual's view of his psychological future and psychological past existing at a given time" (1951, p . 75), and it has encompassed several topics in various psychological domains . The chapters that are included in this book are a good illustration of the multifaceted focus on the research of subjective time in the psychological science . Taking this diversity into account, the editors opted to organize the contributions into six parts, corresponding to the following broad scientific domains:Part 1 -Time Perspective and human development: adaptive functioning and risk behaviors across the life-span . This part includes 8 chapters presenting the role played by TP, both in the normative developmental path from birth to death and in more deviant patterns of behavioral functioning in childhood, adolescence and adulthood . 0Part 2 -The relationships of personality and affective processes with Time Perspective, includes 4 chapters that address the relations among psychological personality traits and more dynamic affective processes with several subjective temporality dimensions .Part 3 -Time Perspective, health an...

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Section: Characteristics Of Vocational Identity Of Young Participantssupporting

confidence: 89%

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Silva²,

Ortuño³

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“…In this way, the attempt to integrate two dimensions of human development, career development and identity development, is reinforced. This effort is patent in the theoretical proposals and empirical research of Blustein and colleagues (Blustein, Devenis, & Kidney, 1989;Blustein & Noumair, 1996;Blustein & Phillips, 1990) and Vondracek and colleagues (Skorikov & Vondracek, 1998;Vondracek, 1992;Vondracek, Schulenberg, Skorikov, Gillespie, & Wahlheim, 1995). Therefore, the limitations that have been pointed out in the research on career indecision, and which are basically related to the absence of a solid theoretical framework in many of the studies (Hall, 1992;Tinsley, 1992), can be overcome by the integration of this construct in a broader conceptual approach, as some authors have claimed (Chartrand et al, 1994).…”

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Psychological Separation and Dimensions of Career Indecision in Secondary School Students

Santos¹,

Coimbra²

2000

Journal of Vocational Behavior

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Lopez and Andrews (1987) interpreted career indecision as an indicator of the inadequate psychological separation of adolescents from their parents. However, various empirical studies have not managed to clearly demonstrated evidence of a relationship between systemic family variables and career indecision. This investigation, which involves a sample of 418 adolescents of both sexes in the 12th grade of secondary school, analyzed the relationship between conflictual and emotional independence and two dimensions of career indecision: developmental indecision and generalized indecision. As a principal methodology of statistical analysis, a canonical correlation analysis, one for each gender, was used. There were no relationships between the two sets of variables. The results were interpreted in light of the fact that some subjects could be classified as foreclosure in terms of identity status. A model of career decision status is proposed.

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“…Work and careers can no longer to be regarded as objective facts, but must be seen as realities experienced subjectively (Blustein & Noumair, 1996;Cochran, 1990Cochran, , 1992, which form the constructive basis of our sensations, symbolisms, and fantasies. Organizations are viewed today as systems characterized by an organizational climate that provides a sort of anthropomorphized identity, in which feelings, values, and other humanlike attributes are transferred, rather than being seen as labor-based entities (Diamond, 1993).…”

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“…The culture of a country provides a means for individuals to define their interactions and tasks (Cushman, 1995) with work-related experiences representing perhaps the most visible crucible of the impact of cultural and political forces. Given the centrality of culture in career development (Blustein & Noumair, 1996;Richardson, 1993;Savickas, 1993), we propose that human resources should be developed, trained, and managed with an explicit focus on cultural and political factors (Ulrich & LaFasto, 1995). Moreover, it is through culture that we develop ourselves and our organizations.…”

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Career Counseling and Vocational Psychology in Portugal: A Political Perspective

Santos

Ferreira

1998

Journal of Vocational Behavior

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In this article, we present an overview of the political context of vocational psychology and career counseling in Portugal. The essence of our position is that career counseling needs to encompass all the major tasks of personal and social development, beyond the traditional focus on primarily vocational/occupational goals. Given the importance of social and political factors that are apparent in an analysis of the Portuguese climate within career development, we propose that vocational psychology must go beyond a conceptualization of vocational behavior and intervention based on a person-environment fit model and must try to enhance strategies for the development of persons in a broader sense. We further propose that we need to provide career counseling not only at critical decision points, but throughout the life-span, and should not focus merely on occupational details, but on all matters of the development of the person as a whole. Finally, we suggest a perspective on career counseling and vocational psychology that is more responsive to our cultural and historical context and which is sensitive to the reality of a new political era in Portugal.

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Self and Identity in Career Development: Implications for Theory and Practice

Cited by 87 publications

References 31 publications

International studies in time perspective

International studies in time perspective

Psychological Separation and Dimensions of Career Indecision in Secondary School Students

Career Counseling and Vocational Psychology in Portugal: A Political Perspective

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