Psychological Career Research Articles

Una mirada al currículo oculto de una carrera de psicología

This research explores the hidden curriculum of a psychology career at an Argentine private university. It explores the learnings neither specifics nor anticipated that happened during the study of the career. The qualitative methodology is used, based on interviews in fifteen students, as information source. Five dimensions are identified in the hidden curriculum: hospital, humanity formation, centrality of the person, institutional logic and psychologist of this university. These are related to the context (physical and emotional) of the school, except for what is called a university´s psychologist that encompasses the professional identity. The findings confirm the existence of a hidden curriculum of this psychology career; however, it is necessary to broaden the exploration in the perspective including new actors and other methodological strategies.

Perspectivas y expectativas docentes sobre las prácticas lectoras de estudiantes del primer año de Psicología

La lectura en la universidad en el área de las ciencias sociales implica trabajar con múltiples fuentes textuales y discursivas. Muchas veces los docentes pueden esperar que los estudiantes se comporten como lectores autónomos y que sepan de antemano cómo leer en un área específica. En este sentido, en este trabajo se abordan las perspectivas y expectativas de los docentes acerca de las prácticas lectoras de los alumnos de Psicología de una universidad de gestión estatal. Para ello, se realiza un estudio cualitativo en el cual se entrevista a 30 docentes del primer año de la carrera de Psicología. Las entrevistas se analizan a la luz de categorías que se desprenden del marco teórico y se consideran las emergentes también. Los resultados dan a conocer que las perspectivas de la gran mayoría de los docentes sobre la lectura de los aprendientes se centran en las dificultades y que, pocas perspectivas docentes, acentúan las fortalezas y la autocrítica con las prácticas de enseñanza. Además, estas perspectivas se relacionan con las prácticas lectoras esperadas por los docentes. Aquellos docentes que subrayan dificultades, declaran propiciar prácticas lectoras monológicas y esperan que los estudiantes lean de este modo. Los que reconocen potencialidades y dificultades en sus alumnos al leer, declaran posibilitar prácticas dialógicas y esperan que los alumnos puedan leer de forma conjunta con ellos. Las perspectivas lectoras llevan a los docentes a desplegar prácticas lectoras que pueden tender a remediar las dificultades o a constituirse en espacios de construcción de significados compartidos sobre lo que se lee.

Humildad, ante todo

Humility is such an important value that it is often neglected, whether from a personal, family or profesional point of view. This article addresses the value of humility and its relevance, considering the association made with religion, later the importance of humility in academic life will be developed, focusing on the significance that it will generate in the professional career in Psychology. Likewise, it allows us to reflect on the aspects related to a humanistic and ethical training in values that, together with a scientific training, will constitute essential elements for an optimal performance of the career that will be developed through human relationships, whose mission will be the to serve and safeguard psychological well-being in general. Finally, it´s desired by means of the present, to achieve awareness about the practice of the humility value, especially in Psychology students, the future generation of mental health professionals.

Promoting career optimism and career security during career coaching: development and test of a model

ABSTRACT This study explores how career coaching contributes to clients’ career optimism and career security from a career resource perspective. Drawing from the Career Resources Model (Hirschi [2012]. The career resources model: An integrative framework for career counsellors. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 40(4), 369–383), we propose that career identity resources (self-clarity and career-goal clarity) are essential prerequisites to develop career optimism and career security which are needed to successfully plan and manage careers. Data drawn from a single career coaching intervention for university students served as basis to develop and test a framework linking career identity resources with the psychological career variables career optimism and career security and revealed that working on clients’ self-clarity positively contributes to the development of career-goal clarity, career optimism and career security. The findings additionally outline that the positive effects of career coaching on clients’ career optimism and career security are explained by an increase in career-goal clarity. These results suggest a process model for career coaching interventions.

Bernice Resnick Sandler (1928-2019).

Presents an obituary for Bernice Resnick Sandler (1928-2019). Bunny, as her family and friends called her, deployed the research skills she learned in her graduate education in psychology in service to her work as a public policy expert and advocate for gender equity in higher education. She is known as the Godmother of Title IX. She graduated from Erasmus Hall High School, and then earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Brooklyn College in 1948 and a Master of Arts in clinical and school psychology from the City College of New York in 1950. After having lost several job opportunities in academia due to antinepotism rules or quotas for Jews, Bunny decided to apply to doctoral programs to enhance her credentials. She said that she "talked her way into" the psychology program at the University of Maryland, despite having been told that she was "too old" (in her early 30s) and that they had enough women students. She later switched to the school of education, where she earned her Doctor of Education degree in counseling and personnel psychology. Her experiences led her to feminism and to her life's work combatting sex discrimination in higher education. Although she never had the career in psychology that she wanted, her work made possible the careers of many women psychologists. She was a model of feminist activism and effective in organizing and energizing women faculty, staff, and students to play their parts in a larger social movement for gender equity and justice. Those who were fortunate enough to know Bunny will remember her for her generosity of spirit, her strength of character, her tenacity, her optimism, her practical advice and friendly guidance, and the excellence of her scholarly, as well as her political and policy, work. Her reports on sexual harassment and the chilly climate continue to be influential today. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

Contemplating a Career as a Psychologist or Professor? Career Psychology in a Challenging Workworld

Contemplating a Career as a Psychologist or Professor? Career Psychology in a Challenging Workworld

El trabajo en equipo mediado por Facebook: una iniciativa de estudiantes universitarios

En este estudio analizamos las principales prácticas mediadas por Facebook que estudiantes universitarios desplegaban para la elaboración de trabajos en equipo. Participaron 10 estudiantes del último año de la carrera de Psicología de la UNAM. Con base en la metodología cualitativa, hicimos 46 observaciones participantes en las aulas y dos entrevistas en profundidad con cada participante. Los hallazgos permiten indicar que el desarrollo del trabajo en equipo ocurre mayoritariamente de forma mediada por el chat de Facebook, en donde los estudiantes toman decisiones en conjunto, negocian de modo constante, dirimen cómo conducirse en el desarrollo de estas tareas y se viven como personas-actuando-con-herramientas-culturales. Insistimos en la necesidad de conocer las prácticas de uso de Facebook que los estudiantes despliegan, de modo que permita comprender sus vivencias escolares e implementarlas para favorecer a los alumnos, a los profesores y a los procesos formativos y de enseñanza-aprendizaje.

Enhancing Employability by Responding to Work Motives: Lessons from a Field Experiment Among Israeli Ultra-Religious Women

Low employability among specific populations (e.g., religious/traditional women, the elderly, disabled workers, immigrants) has unfavorable consequences on the: unemployed individual, society, and the state economy. The latter include: poverty, a heavy toll on welfare budgets, diminished growth, and an increase in the dependency ratio. We suggest a rather novel policy (borrowed from the field of Career Psychology) that could lead to successful integration into the labor market of low-employability populations: the design of tailor-made training programs that respond to work motives; coupled with a working environment that caters to special needs/restrictions; and complemented with counseling and monitoring. The suggested strategy was illustrated and investigated using a case study of Israeli ultra-religious women, who exhibit lower employment rates than other Israeli women. The motives behind their occupational choices were explored based on data collected by a field experiment. Factor Analysis was then employed to sort out the motives behind their occupational choices, and regression analysis was used to associate job satisfaction with work motivation. Policy implications were suggested based on the findings. There is already some evidence on the successful outcomes of the proposed strategy.

Manifestaciones y Capacidad de Afrontamiento del Estrés Académico en Estudiantes de la Facultad de Psicología y Terapia de la Comunicación Humana (FPYTCH) del Estado de Durango

In higher education, students are susceptible to the manifestation of stress. Objectives: to determine the presence of academic stress in psychology students of the FPYTCH; Identify the main stressors in the participants of the psychology career of the FPYTCH. Methodology: This investigation was non-experimental, exploratory, observational, by survey, cross-sectional and descriptive, in a non-probabilistic sample obtained by accident and for convenience, after signing an informed consent. Procedure: 122 students participated in the semesters of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 7th and 8th grade, to whom the academic stress questionnaire was applied. For statistical processing the spss software version 20.0 was used. Contribution: The Cronbach Alpha of the analyzed data was 0.94. Of the 29 variables analyzed, only two showed that there is almost always academic stress which are: 1) teacher evaluations and 2) the type of work requested by teachers. Therefore, it is considered that there is little presence of variables with academic stress, and therefore it can be considered that students have a good capacity to face the academic environment.

Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology.

This award is given by the Board of Educational Affairs in recognition of the efforts of psychologists who have made distinguished contributions to education and training, who have produced imaginative innovations, or who have been involved in the developmental phases of programs in education and training in psychology. These contributions might include important research on education and training; the development of effective materials for instruction; the establishment of workshops, conferences, or networks of communication for education and training; achievement and leadership in administration that facilitates education and training; or activity in professional organizations that promote excellence. The Career designation is added to the award at the discretion of the Education and Training Awards Committee to recognize continuous significant contributions made over a lifelong career in psychology. This year the Education and Training Awards Committee selected a psychologist for the Career designation. The 2019 recipient of the APA Education and Training Contributions Award was selected by the Board of Educational Affairs. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology: Emil R. Rodolfa.

The Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology is given in recognition of the efforts of psychologists who have made distinguished contributions to education and training, who have produced imaginative innovations, or who have been involved in the developmental phases of programs in education and training in psychology. The Career designation is added to the award at the discretion of the Education and Training Awards Committee to recognize continuous significant contributions made over a lifelong career in psychology. The 2019 recipient of this award is Emil R. Rodolfa. Roldolfa "has been at the forefront of training and education in psychology for nearly three decades. He has been a master supervisor and faculty member at both the internship and doctoral levels. He has served on multiple committees and boards, such as the Association of Counseling Center Training Agencies (ACCTA), the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC), the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB), the Council on Accreditation (CoA), the Council of Chairs of Training Councils (CCTC), and the California Board of Psychology." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Relationship between perceived psychological career barrier and major satisfaction of female university students: control effect of self-resilience

Relationship between perceived psychological career barrier and major satisfaction of female university students: control effect of self-resilience

Students’ psychological hardiness in relation to career adaptability

This study explored the relationship between psychological hardiness and career adaptability of students at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges. Participants were a convenience sample of 198 college students, predominantly single (96.0%), female (57.6%), black African students (92.9%), aged 21 years and younger (93.9%). They completed a Personal Views Survey (PVS III-R) and the Career Adapt-Abilities Inventory (CAAI). Stepwise regression analysis indicated gender and the hardiness attributes (commitment, control, and challenge) to predict career adaptability. Student development services should seek to leverage college students’ psychological hardiness for career development counselling.

Reframing our stories: Addressing barriers faced by Black people trying to access a career in clinical psychology

This article describes how and why Black trainee and assistant psychologists responded to the limited ethnic diversity within the profession, by creating a ‘community-based network’, offering tailored support and a ‘safe space’ for Black aspiring clinical psychologists.

Metodología para la reafirmación profesional en los estudiantes de la carrera de Psicología.

La presente investigación es punto de partida para enfrentar la reafirmación profesional de los estudiantes de la carrera de Psicología, por ir al centro de uno de los procesos fundamentales que tiene la universidad cubana: la formación de profesionales competentes para responder a las necesidades de la sociedad con origen en el problema científico que expresa la necesidad de contribuir a favorecer la misma. Su objetivo está dirigido a diseñar una metodología contentiva de talleres que den respuesta a los resultados del diagnóstico aplicado a la muestra seleccionada. Se muestra una metodología que contribuya a una mejor formación de los futuros profesionales, teniendo en cuenta el papel del profesorado junto al protagonismo de los estudiantes.

부모의 심리적 통제, 진로신념, 내적동기 및 진로적응성의 관계

부모의 심리적 통제, 진로신념, 내적동기 및 진로적응성의 관계

대학생의 심리적 진로장벽과 진로관여행동의 관계 -진로적응성과 진로결정자기효능감의 매개효과를 중심으로-

본 연구는 진로 전환기의 대학생들이 지각하는 심리적 진로장벽과 진로적응성, 진로결정자기효능감, 진로관여행동의 구조적 관계에 대해 알아보고, 여기에서 진로 적응성과 진로결정자기효능감의 매개효과를 확인하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 한국고용정보원에서 실시한 ‘청년패널조사’중 2017년에 결과가 발표된 자료를 사용하였다. 연구대상은 대학생이며, 1,044명이다. 자료 분석을 위해 SPSS 24.0, AMOS 24.0, SPSS Process Macro를 활용하여 신뢰도 및 기초통계 분석, 구조방정식 모형분석, 부트스트랩을 실시하였다. 본 연구는 인지적 요소인 심리적 진로장벽이 행동 변인인 진로관여행동에 영향을 미침에 있어 이중매개변인의 효과를 검증하여 진로 행동을 촉진하는 변인에 대해 확인하였다. 이러한 주요 변인들 간의 관계를 이중매개효과로 검증하여 대학생들의 진로발달과정에서 고려해야 할 중요한 자료를 제공했다는데 의의가 있다. 이것은 대학생 시기의 진로발달이 인지적 측면 뿐 아니라 행동적 요소와 함께 이루어져야 하며, 시대 흐름의 고려한 적응성이 필요하다는 사실을 알려준다. 특히 심리적 진로장벽이 진로관여행동에 영향을 미친다는 선행연구와 이 두 변인간의 매개효과를 살펴본 연구는 많이 있지만 진로적응성과 진로결정자기효능감의 이중매개효과에 대한 연구는 거의 이루어지지 않았기 때문에 심리적 진로장벽이 진로관여행동에 미치는 영향에서 진로적응성과 진로관여 행동의 이중매개경로에 대한 새로운 연구를 했다는 것에 의미가 있다.

The career development processes of women refugees in South Africa: An exploratory study

Orientation: There is an observed global movement of labour (freely and forcibly). South Africa emerges as a popular receiving ground for refugees. Within the career psychology literature, scant attention is given to understanding the career development concerns, post-settlement, of women refugees in the host country.Research purpose: The study explored the career development processes of women refugees, post-settlement, in South Africa as a host country.Motivation for the study: Calls have been made within local and international literature for studies that give attention to understanding the career development processes of minority groups.Research approach/design and method: Using a narrative inquiry approach, this study explored the career development processes of women refugees using a sample of 20 women refugees in South Africa. Relying on a snowball sampling procedure to recruit the participants, in-depth interviews were utilised as a data collection technique.Main findings: Drawing on participants’ narratives, the findings illustrate how women refugees have been more concerned with fulfilling a short-term desire for survival and acquiring basic commodities at the expense of a longer focus of advancement and career progression. This is mainly compounded by the structural constraints that limit both their career development and their lived experiences. Issues exclusive to the women refugees are also revealed. Overall, the results illustrate how all the aforementioned factors intersect as barriers that hinder women refugees in developing their careers.Practical/managerial implications: The study provides information and strategies that policymakers in South Africa and other developing nations that are hosting refugees can use to facilitate the career development processes of women refugees.Contribution/value-add: This study contributes to the growing body of knowledge focussing on career development of women refuges, a populace that previously received limited focus both locally and internationally.

Probing the role of psychosocial career mechanisms in the harmonious work passion-career satisfaction link

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the association of harmonious work passion with career satisfaction, while probing the mediating role of employees’ psychological career resources and career preoccupations as important psychosocial career mechanisms in this association.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is a cross-sectional quantitative study comprising a sample of (n= 550) employees in various South African organisations.FindingsThe current study found that individuals’ career preferences, career drivers, career harmonisers and career adaptation preoccupations are dynamic mechanisms that regulate the link between harmonious passion and career satisfaction.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is located in South Africa and was cross-sectional in design. Generalisation to other occupational contexts and establishing cause-effect relations were not possible.Practical implicationsThis paper demonstrates the usefulness of harmonious work passion as an additional positive psychological construct in understanding the psychosocial motivational career mechanisms that drive employees’ career satisfaction. The mediating role of certain psychological career resources (i.e. flexible career preferences, career drivers and career harmonisers) and career adaptation preoccupations in the link between employees’ harmonious passion and career satisfaction need to be considered in career management support practices.Social implicationsThis paper demonstrates the growing need to better understand the psychosocial mechanisms that influence employees’ career satisfaction.Originality/valueThe study contributed new insights that extend theory and research on the harmonious work passion phenomenon in relation to important career constructs in the work-career context by means of self-determination theory.

Careerography: Introducing a New Tool for Research, Theory Development, Practice, and Training in Career Psychology

This article introduces the special section on careerography, which is positioned as a valuable tool for research, theory development, training, and practice in career psychology. Anchored in the long-established field and methodology of psychobiography, careerography profiles the lives of historically significant individuals throughout history through the lens of established theories of career development. A brief overview of psychobiography is presented and the three articles comprising this special section are outlined.