Can Perfectionism Affect Career Development? Exploring Career Thoughts and Self-Efficacy

Authors

Lindsay M. Andrews, University of Southern Mississippi
Emily Bullock-Yowell, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Eric R. Dahlen, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Bonnie C. Nicholson, University of Southern MississippiFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2014

School

Psychology

Abstract

This study identified relationships among career-specific barriers (i.e., perfectionism, negative career thoughts, career decision-making self-efficacy) in a sample of 300 college students. The authors found relationships among the constructs of interest, prediction of variance in career decision-making self-efficacy, and differences among groups of perfectionists on endorsements of negative career thoughts and career decision-making self-efficacy. The findings suggest that interventions addressing maladaptive perfectionism and dysfunctional career thinking may enhance clients' confidence in decision making. © 2014 by the American Counseling Association. All rights reserved.

Publication Title

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volume

92

Issue

3

First Page

270

Last Page

279

Recommended Citation

Andrews, L., Bullock-Yowell, E., Dahlen, E., Nicholson, B. (2014). Can Perfectionism Affect Career Development? Exploring Career Thoughts and Self-Efficacy. Journal of Counseling and Development, 92(3), 270-279.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/17958