Attachment Theory and Career Development: Current Status and Future Directions.

Blustein, David L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ511314

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Attachment Theory and Career Development: Current Status and Future Directions.

Blustein, David L.; And Others

Counseling Psychologist, v23 n3 p416-32 Jul 1995

Reviews literature on attachment theory and career development, especially studies that have examined the contribution of attachment theory to ego identity formation, preimplementation career behavior, and postimplementation career adjustment. Advances four propositions to guide subsequent empirical and theoretical efforts in this area. Presents implications for counseling practice. (RJM)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Affective Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Career Development, Career Exploration, Careers, Counseling Psychology, Counseling Theories, Counselors, Emotional Development, Literature Reviews, Self Concept, Vocational Maturity

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Special theme issue: "Attachment Theory."