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A Life‐Design‐Based Online Career Intervention for Early Adolescents: Description and Initial Analysis
Author(s) -
Nota Laura,
Santilli Sara,
Soresi Salvatore
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/cdq.12037
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , psychology , narrative , test (biology) , adaptability , medical education , interpretation (philosophy) , applied psychology , computer science , medicine , management , psychiatry , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , economics , biology , programming language
Using contemporary digital technology offers possibilities for better engaging youth in constructing their future careers. This study describes and initially tests the effectiveness of an online career intervention based on life‐design principles. Middle school students were assigned to either a traditional test interpretation‐based intervention group or an online intervention group. Analysis conducted to evaluate pre‐ and posttest differences between the 2 groups indicated that students in the online intervention group showed higher levels of career adaptability and life satisfaction than did students in the traditional intervention group. Results also suggested that intervention increased students' narratives future aspirations.