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Contextual Themes in Career Decision Making of Female Clients Who Indicate Depression
Author(s) -
Lucas Margaretha S.,
Skokowski Cheri Timko,
Ancis Julie R.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2000.tb01913.x
Subject(s) - feeling , psychology , career counseling , context (archaeology) , mental health , qualitative research , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , applied psychology , psychotherapist , paleontology , social science , macroeconomics , sociology , economics , biology
Difficulties concerning female counseling center clients' career decision making were explored in this qualitative study. The authors reviewed counseling intake and progress notes of 18 female students who sought counseling services at a university counseling center and who presented career concerns and reported feeling depressed. Most women in this study described their career decision‐making difficulties in the context of relationships with their parents or significant others. Both external (i.e., family relationships, family and culture, and relationships with significant others) and internal (i.e., developmental, developmental and mental health issues, and skill deficits) conditions emerged as significantly affecting these women's career decision‐making process.