Journal of Counseling and Development最新文献

Most intercollegiate athletes face a dual transition upon college graduation: transitioning from high-level competitive sport and entering adulthood. Athletes’ distinct developmental concerns caused by years of devotion to sport combined with the impact of positive identity development on subsequent career transitions led us to assess career identity formation profiles of former athletes during adulthood. We also investigated how resulting profiles differ according to well-being to distinguish well-adjusted profiles from maladaptive ones. Through cluster analyses, nine profiles emerged from a sample of 451 former intercollegiate athletes, with variants in moratorium illustrating a more incremental process of career exploration. New variants distinguished between intrinsically and extrinsically motivated commitments. While expressive achievement (9.6% of the sample) emerged as the most optimal profile, troubled diffusion (12.9%) and preliminary moratorium (11.3%) were the most maladaptive statuses, indicating severe identity confusion. Implications for research on former athletes’ career identity development and sport counseling practice are discussed.

A meta-analysis was conducted to assess the effectiveness of adventure therapy (AT) in the treatment of individuals with symptoms of anxiety-related disorders. This study reports findings from a comprehensive literature search, including 15 databases/repositories and seven key journal-specific searches. Studies were evaluated using standardized mean difference (SMD) and were assessed for risk of bias using funnel plot, fail-safe N, and trim and fill analysis. Twelve studies, containing a total of 21 effect sizes, were evaluated to determine the effectiveness of AT in decreasing symptoms of anxiety-related disorders (N = 2083), yielding a mean effect size of SMD = −0.56 (CI95 = −0.72, −0.39; PI95 = −1.25, 0.14). This meta-analysis provides evidence suggesting the effectiveness of AT in reducing symptoms associated with anxiety-related disorders. Support for AT as an evidence-based practice informs legislative and insurance policies, funding mechanisms for programming, and counselor training and credentialing. Our findings suggest that AT programs are effective in reducing anxiety-related disorder symptoms and underscore the need for increased support from legislative and insurance policies to increase client accessibility, an increase in funding mechanisms for AT programs across client settings, and the provision of more formal counselor training and credentialing.

This study investigated the mediating roles of hopeful career state and career engagement between perceived social support and well-being in a sample of 410 international students in US universities using structural equation modeling. Results revealed that perceived social support was positively associated with international students’ well-being. Hopeful career state served as partial mediator between perceived social support and well-being. Additionally, hopeful career state and career engagement formed a serial mediation effect. These findings highlight the importance of social support and career development in promoting the well-being of international students. Implications for counselors and counselor education to promote international students’ holistic well-being are discussed.

Previous research established a connection between childhood psychological abuse (CPA), a common but understudied form of child maltreatment, and symptoms of posttraumatic stress. However, the connection between CPA and complex PTSD remains underexplored. This study investigated the relationship between CPA, posttraumatic appraisals (i.e., fear, alienation, betrayal, self-blame, anger, and shame), and complex PTSD symptoms among a sample of 263 college students using structural equation modeling. The model uncovered significant direct and indirect effects, demonstrating a significant association between CPA and posttraumatic appraisals. Further, posttraumatic appraisals were significantly associated with complex PTSD symptoms. The indirect effect of CPA on complex PTSD symptoms via posttraumatic appraisals was significant, confirming the mediating role of posttraumatic appraisals between CPA and complex PTSD symptoms. The model demonstrated substantial explanatory power, explaining 51.9% of the variance in posttraumatic appraisals and 94.7% of the variance in complex PTSD symptoms. Implications for counselors are discussed

Parents are important stakeholders in school counseling, but research is impeded by the lack of a scale to measure their perceptions. We developed the Parental Perceptions of School Counseling (PPSC) Scale in Chinese and English. We conducted an exploratory factor analysis and found four factors: (1) negative beliefs about school counseling, (2) willingness to meet school counselors, (3) positive beliefs in the benefits of school counseling, and (4) trusting attitude toward counseling. We then conducted a confirmatory factor analysis and construct validation tests. Results supported the scale's four-factor structure. High degrees of reliability and validity were found. The scale's construct validity was tested by examining its relationship with theoretically related constructs, with the negative beliefs about school counseling dimension emerging as the most critical factor. Our study contributes to the literature by developing a psychometrically robust instrument that could help researchers better understand parental perceptions of school counseling.