ERIC Number: EJ1424375
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jun
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0894-8453
EISSN: EISSN-1556-0856
Is REBT Useful for Reducing Adolescents' Career Decision Difficulties and Distress? A Randomized Trial
Viktória Kulcsár; Anca Dobrean; Costina-Ruxandra Poetar; Cristina Ivan
Journal of Career Development, v51 n3 p327-348 2024
The present study examined the efficacy of a 6-session Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) career intervention program for high school students in reducing career decision-making difficulties and emotional distress. Nine classes of 11th graders in two Romanian public high schools (N = 233) were randomly assigned to a REBT career intervention and a Regular career course. The data were collected in three waves: before and after the interventions and at a 6-month follow-up. Career decision-making difficulties decreased in both intervention groups post-intervention and at the 6-month follow-up. Worry and irrational beliefs decreased more in the REBT group at the 6-month follow-up. Emotional distress and negative dysfunctional emotions decreased in the REBT group both post-intervention and at the 6-month follow-up, but they increased in the Regular group. The Discussion explores factors that may contribute to the decreased career decision-making difficulties in both groups and the benefits of the REBT career intervention.
Descriptors: High School Students, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Career Choice, Decision Making, Stress Variables, Grade 11, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Emotional Response, Outcomes of Treatment, Career Development, Psychological Patterns
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 11
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Romania
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