Goal Instability in Relation to Career Thoughts, Career Decision State, and Performance in a Career Development Course

Download or read book Goal Instability in Relation to Career Thoughts, Career Decision State, and Performance in a Career Development Course written by Sara C. Bertoch and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationships among goal instability, career thoughts, career decision state, and performance in a career development course. Participants enrolled in an undergraduate career course at a large southeastern university completed measures of goal instability, career thoughts, career decision state, and performance in course activities. Bivariate correlations and multiple regression analyses were conducted. Results demonstrated that goal instability was significantly related to career thoughts, career satisfaction and tension, and performance in the course. The strongest relationship was demonstrated between goal instability and career thoughts, indicating that more goal instability is related to more negative career thoughts. Goal instability was not significantly related to career decidedness. Implications for practice and research based on the results of this study are discussed.