Negative Career Outlook and the Working Alliance in Career Counseling |
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| Authors: | Carolyn Alchin Peter McIlveen Harsha N. Perera |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia;2. Now at Student Success Group, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia;3. College of Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
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| Abstract: | The authors investigated 3 dimensions of the working alliance—goal, task, and bond—and the reduction of negative career‐related thoughts. A pretest–posttest design revealed a significant reduction in negative career thoughts after an initial career counseling interview was provided to college students (N = 87). Regression analyses revealed that task predicted negative career thoughts. The findings offer evidence of the effectiveness of career counseling and of the contribution of working alliance to counseling as a process and outcome variable. |
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| Keywords: | career counseling working alliance negative career thoughts career counseling effectiveness college students |
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