Enhancing the Career Planning Self-Determination of Young Adults with Mental Health Challenges |
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| Authors: | Jo-Ann Sowers Paul Swank |
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| Institution: | 1. Regional Research Institute for Human Services, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA;2. Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA |
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| Abstract: | The impact of an intervention on the self-determination and career planning engagement of young adults with mental health challenges was studied. Sixty-seven young adults, 20 to 30 years of age, with mental health diagnoses (e.g., depression, bipolar disorder) were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. Statistically significant greater increases were made by the intervention group versus the control group for self-determination and career planning engagement, and self-determination at least partially mediated increases in career planning engagement. With career planning self-determination interventions, young adults with mental health challenges might be able to achieve better career and life outcomes than is typical for this population. |
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| Keywords: | Career development emerging adults employment intervention mental health challenges self-determination self-directed planning self-esteem |
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