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Th e present dissertation has two main aims. Th e fi rst aim was to examine the eff ects of two p... more Th e present dissertation has two main aims. Th e fi rst aim was to examine the eff ects of two preventive group counseling methods on adolescents' career development and mental health. Th ese methods apply the theories of the importance of an active and supportive learning environment in strengthening participant's preparedness to deal with career choice and the school-to-work transition. Th e second aim was to examine the mediating role of career preparedness in career development and counseling. Two randomly assigned eff ectiveness trials were carried out. Th e fi rst fi eld trial (N=416) examined the eff ectiveness of the School-to-Work intervention method and the mediating role of employment preparedness in attempts to improve the transition to working life and to prevent mental health problems associated with failed transitions among 17-24-year-old vocational school graduates. Th e second fi eld trial (N=1034) examined the eff ectiveness of the Towards Working Life intervention in attempts to enhance preparedness to make an educational choice and to improve the transition to post-basic education among 15-to 16-year-old ninth graders. Both trials included a one-week workshop program that focused on enhancing career preparedness, i.e. preparation to career choice or employment, as a proximal goal. In these trials, students were randomized into a control and an experimental group. Participants were assessed at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and during "post-transitional" phases, ten or twelve months later, when most of the participants were either working or continuing studies. Th e results of the fi rst trial showed that the School-to-Work intervention increased participants' employment and correspondence between their employment, vocational education and career plans at the ten-month follow-up. Th e absolute gain in employment achieved by the intervention was evaluated to be approximately 6.3% in this study.
Journal of Vocational Behavior, Oct 1, 2009
European Journal of Developmental Psychology, Jul 1, 2010
For adolescents, the transition from comprehensive school to post-comprehensive education is one ... more For adolescents, the transition from comprehensive school to post-comprehensive education is one of the most important in this life phase. Future education-related personal goals, concerns, and related internal motivation are assumed to play key roles in a successful transition. The “Towards Working Life” group method was developed, among other objectives, to enhance internal motivation towards education-related goals, and to increase
Journal of Vocational Behavior, Feb 1, 2008
... In addition, social ties may also yield career guidance, and their importance in a ... For ex... more ... In addition, social ties may also yield career guidance, and their importance in a ... For example, they identified persons in their social network who might possess advantageous career ... The trainer's manual gives very detailed instructions on the implementation of the group ...
Journal of Research on Adolescence, Nov 15, 2010
This study examines the mediating role of employment preparedness in improving employment, mental... more This study examines the mediating role of employment preparedness in improving employment, mental health, and construction of work-life goals among young vocational school graduates who participated in the School-to-Work effectiveness trial. The trial included a 1-week intervention program that focused on enhancing employment preparedness. In this trial, 416 graduates of secondary vocational institutes were randomized into a control and experimental group. All the study participants were assessed at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and 10 months later. The results showed that the School-to-Work intervention increased employment preparedness, which in turn increased employment at the 10-month follow-up. Furthermore, employment predicted work-life-related personal goals and lower financial strain, which in turn was associated with lower depressive symptoms. The implications for theory and practice are discussed. Because of recent structural changes in the labor markets, it has become increasingly important to develop a better understanding of the School-to-Work transition. Even though the young people of today are better educated than earlier generations, they face greater challenges in the area of career management (e.g.
Journal of Vocational Behavior, Apr 1, 2002
This study investigated the extent to which the appraisal of work-related goals in terms of their... more This study investigated the extent to which the appraisal of work-related goals in terms of their importance, level of achievement, and positive emotions would predict young adults' subsequent success in finding a job after graduation from vocational school and the extent to which their success in dealing with this transition would predict how they reappraise their goals later on. Two hundred fifty young adults who were facing a transition from vocational school to work were studied at three points: while they were still at school, 8 months after their graduation, and 1 1 2 years after graduation. They completed the revised Personal Project Analysis inventory, focusing on work-related goals, and the Work Status Questionnaire. The results showed that the more the young adults emphasized the importance of work-related goals, and the more they thought they had progressed in the achievement of such goals, the more likely they were to find a job commensurate with their education and the less likely they were to be unemployed after graduation. Moreover, those young adults who had found work that was commensurate with their education appraised their work-related goals later on as increasingly achievable and as arousing positive emotions, whereas those who had become unemployed showed a reverse pattern.
Journal of Research on Adolescence, Dec 22, 2010
The present study investigated how efforts to enhance career preparation affect peer groups. The ... more The present study investigated how efforts to enhance career preparation affect peer groups. The participants were 710 9th graders who were randomized into control and intervention groups and assessed 3 times during 1 academic year: at baseline (T1, Fall), immediately after the career preparation intervention (T2, 3 months after baseline), and 5 months after the intervention (T3, Spring). The results showed, first, that maintenance of a stable clique was more likely when most clique members participated in the intervention. Second, it was found that the members of adolescents' cliques resembled each other in respect of the strength of the intervention effect. Finally, the results showed that the similarity of the clique members in career choice preparedness first decreased as a result of the short-term impact of the intervention but then increased after the intervention was over, suggesting that peer groups were partly responsible for weakening the effect of the intervention. These results have important implications for understanding how peer groups moderate external influences on their members and how the stability of peer groups is affected by these influences.
This randomized experimental study (N = 1,034) examines both the direct and the indirect effects ... more This randomized experimental study (N = 1,034) examines both the direct and the indirect effects of the Towards Working Life intervention on 2 components of ado-lescents ’ career preparation: preparedness for career choice and attitude toward career planning. The intervention comprised a 1-week workshop program, the proximal goals of which were to enhance 9th graders ’ career choice preparedness and attitude toward career planning. Participants were assessed at baseline and immediately after the intervention. The results showed that the intervention had directly improved the students ’ career choice preparedness, which in turn increased positive attitude toward career planning. Implications for both theory and practice are discussed. Career preparation has been viewed as a major developmental task for adoles-cents, the successful performance of which improves personal development, social adjustment, and future well-being (Erikson, 1968; Super, 1990). Savickas (1999) summarized that ...
Th e present dissertation has two main aims. Th e fi rst aim was to examine the eff ects of two p... more Th e present dissertation has two main aims. Th e fi rst aim was to examine the eff ects of two preventive group counseling methods on adolescents' career development and mental health. Th ese methods apply the theories of the importance of an active and supportive learning environment in strengthening participant's preparedness to deal with career choice and the school-to-work transition. Th e second aim was to examine the mediating role of career preparedness in career development and counseling. Two randomly assigned eff ectiveness trials were carried out. Th e fi rst fi eld trial (N=416) examined the eff ectiveness of the School-to-Work intervention method and the mediating role of employment preparedness in attempts to improve the transition to working life and to prevent mental health problems associated with failed transitions among 17-24-year-old vocational school graduates. Th e second fi eld trial (N=1034) examined the eff ectiveness of the Towards Working Life intervention in attempts to enhance preparedness to make an educational choice and to improve the transition to post-basic education among 15-to 16-year-old ninth graders. Both trials included a one-week workshop program that focused on enhancing career preparedness, i.e. preparation to career choice or employment, as a proximal goal. In these trials, students were randomized into a control and an experimental group. Participants were assessed at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and during "post-transitional" phases, ten or twelve months later, when most of the participants were either working or continuing studies. Th e results of the fi rst trial showed that the School-to-Work intervention increased participants' employment and correspondence between their employment, vocational education and career plans at the ten-month follow-up. Th e absolute gain in employment achieved by the intervention was evaluated to be approximately 6.3% in this study.
Magazine Revista De La Agencia Europea Para La Seguridad Y La Salud En El Trabajo, 2007
Unemployment, Precarious Work and Health, 2012
The present dissertation has two main aims. The first aim was to examine the effects of two preve... more The present dissertation has two main aims. The first aim was to examine the effects of two preventive group counseling methods on adolescents' career development and mental health. These methods apply the theories of the importance of an active and supportive learning environment in strengthening participant's preparedness to deal with career choice and the school-to-work transition. The second aim was to examine the mediating role of career preparedness in career development and counseling. Two randomly assigned effectiveness trials were carried out. The first field trial (N= 416) examined the effectiveness of the School-to-Work intervention method and the mediating role of employment preparedness in attempts to improve the transition to working life and to prevent mental health problems associated with failed transitions among 17-24-year-old vocational school graduates. The second field trial (N=1034) examined the effectiveness of the Towards Working Life intervention in ...
Th e present dissertation has two main aims. Th e fi rst aim was to examine the eff ects of two p... more Th e present dissertation has two main aims. Th e fi rst aim was to examine the eff ects of two preventive group counseling methods on adolescents' career development and mental health. Th ese methods apply the theories of the importance of an active and supportive learning environment in strengthening participant's preparedness to deal with career choice and the school-to-work transition. Th e second aim was to examine the mediating role of career preparedness in career development and counseling. Two randomly assigned eff ectiveness trials were carried out. Th e fi rst fi eld trial (N=416) examined the eff ectiveness of the School-to-Work intervention method and the mediating role of employment preparedness in attempts to improve the transition to working life and to prevent mental health problems associated with failed transitions among 17-24-year-old vocational school graduates. Th e second fi eld trial (N=1034) examined the eff ectiveness of the Towards Working Life intervention in attempts to enhance preparedness to make an educational choice and to improve the transition to post-basic education among 15-to 16-year-old ninth graders. Both trials included a one-week workshop program that focused on enhancing career preparedness, i.e. preparation to career choice or employment, as a proximal goal. In these trials, students were randomized into a control and an experimental group. Participants were assessed at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and during "post-transitional" phases, ten or twelve months later, when most of the participants were either working or continuing studies. Th e results of the fi rst trial showed that the School-to-Work intervention increased participants' employment and correspondence between their employment, vocational education and career plans at the ten-month follow-up. Th e absolute gain in employment achieved by the intervention was evaluated to be approximately 6.3% in this study.
Journal of Vocational Behavior, Oct 1, 2009
European Journal of Developmental Psychology, Jul 1, 2010
For adolescents, the transition from comprehensive school to post-comprehensive education is one ... more For adolescents, the transition from comprehensive school to post-comprehensive education is one of the most important in this life phase. Future education-related personal goals, concerns, and related internal motivation are assumed to play key roles in a successful transition. The “Towards Working Life” group method was developed, among other objectives, to enhance internal motivation towards education-related goals, and to increase
Journal of Vocational Behavior, Feb 1, 2008
... In addition, social ties may also yield career guidance, and their importance in a ... For ex... more ... In addition, social ties may also yield career guidance, and their importance in a ... For example, they identified persons in their social network who might possess advantageous career ... The trainer's manual gives very detailed instructions on the implementation of the group ...
Journal of Research on Adolescence, Nov 15, 2010
This study examines the mediating role of employment preparedness in improving employment, mental... more This study examines the mediating role of employment preparedness in improving employment, mental health, and construction of work-life goals among young vocational school graduates who participated in the School-to-Work effectiveness trial. The trial included a 1-week intervention program that focused on enhancing employment preparedness. In this trial, 416 graduates of secondary vocational institutes were randomized into a control and experimental group. All the study participants were assessed at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and 10 months later. The results showed that the School-to-Work intervention increased employment preparedness, which in turn increased employment at the 10-month follow-up. Furthermore, employment predicted work-life-related personal goals and lower financial strain, which in turn was associated with lower depressive symptoms. The implications for theory and practice are discussed. Because of recent structural changes in the labor markets, it has become increasingly important to develop a better understanding of the School-to-Work transition. Even though the young people of today are better educated than earlier generations, they face greater challenges in the area of career management (e.g.
Journal of Vocational Behavior, Apr 1, 2002
This study investigated the extent to which the appraisal of work-related goals in terms of their... more This study investigated the extent to which the appraisal of work-related goals in terms of their importance, level of achievement, and positive emotions would predict young adults' subsequent success in finding a job after graduation from vocational school and the extent to which their success in dealing with this transition would predict how they reappraise their goals later on. Two hundred fifty young adults who were facing a transition from vocational school to work were studied at three points: while they were still at school, 8 months after their graduation, and 1 1 2 years after graduation. They completed the revised Personal Project Analysis inventory, focusing on work-related goals, and the Work Status Questionnaire. The results showed that the more the young adults emphasized the importance of work-related goals, and the more they thought they had progressed in the achievement of such goals, the more likely they were to find a job commensurate with their education and the less likely they were to be unemployed after graduation. Moreover, those young adults who had found work that was commensurate with their education appraised their work-related goals later on as increasingly achievable and as arousing positive emotions, whereas those who had become unemployed showed a reverse pattern.
Journal of Research on Adolescence, Dec 22, 2010
The present study investigated how efforts to enhance career preparation affect peer groups. The ... more The present study investigated how efforts to enhance career preparation affect peer groups. The participants were 710 9th graders who were randomized into control and intervention groups and assessed 3 times during 1 academic year: at baseline (T1, Fall), immediately after the career preparation intervention (T2, 3 months after baseline), and 5 months after the intervention (T3, Spring). The results showed, first, that maintenance of a stable clique was more likely when most clique members participated in the intervention. Second, it was found that the members of adolescents' cliques resembled each other in respect of the strength of the intervention effect. Finally, the results showed that the similarity of the clique members in career choice preparedness first decreased as a result of the short-term impact of the intervention but then increased after the intervention was over, suggesting that peer groups were partly responsible for weakening the effect of the intervention. These results have important implications for understanding how peer groups moderate external influences on their members and how the stability of peer groups is affected by these influences.
This randomized experimental study (N = 1,034) examines both the direct and the indirect effects ... more This randomized experimental study (N = 1,034) examines both the direct and the indirect effects of the Towards Working Life intervention on 2 components of ado-lescents ’ career preparation: preparedness for career choice and attitude toward career planning. The intervention comprised a 1-week workshop program, the proximal goals of which were to enhance 9th graders ’ career choice preparedness and attitude toward career planning. Participants were assessed at baseline and immediately after the intervention. The results showed that the intervention had directly improved the students ’ career choice preparedness, which in turn increased positive attitude toward career planning. Implications for both theory and practice are discussed. Career preparation has been viewed as a major developmental task for adoles-cents, the successful performance of which improves personal development, social adjustment, and future well-being (Erikson, 1968; Super, 1990). Savickas (1999) summarized that ...
Th e present dissertation has two main aims. Th e fi rst aim was to examine the eff ects of two p... more Th e present dissertation has two main aims. Th e fi rst aim was to examine the eff ects of two preventive group counseling methods on adolescents' career development and mental health. Th ese methods apply the theories of the importance of an active and supportive learning environment in strengthening participant's preparedness to deal with career choice and the school-to-work transition. Th e second aim was to examine the mediating role of career preparedness in career development and counseling. Two randomly assigned eff ectiveness trials were carried out. Th e fi rst fi eld trial (N=416) examined the eff ectiveness of the School-to-Work intervention method and the mediating role of employment preparedness in attempts to improve the transition to working life and to prevent mental health problems associated with failed transitions among 17-24-year-old vocational school graduates. Th e second fi eld trial (N=1034) examined the eff ectiveness of the Towards Working Life intervention in attempts to enhance preparedness to make an educational choice and to improve the transition to post-basic education among 15-to 16-year-old ninth graders. Both trials included a one-week workshop program that focused on enhancing career preparedness, i.e. preparation to career choice or employment, as a proximal goal. In these trials, students were randomized into a control and an experimental group. Participants were assessed at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and during "post-transitional" phases, ten or twelve months later, when most of the participants were either working or continuing studies. Th e results of the fi rst trial showed that the School-to-Work intervention increased participants' employment and correspondence between their employment, vocational education and career plans at the ten-month follow-up. Th e absolute gain in employment achieved by the intervention was evaluated to be approximately 6.3% in this study.
Magazine Revista De La Agencia Europea Para La Seguridad Y La Salud En El Trabajo, 2007
Unemployment, Precarious Work and Health, 2012
The present dissertation has two main aims. The first aim was to examine the effects of two preve... more The present dissertation has two main aims. The first aim was to examine the effects of two preventive group counseling methods on adolescents' career development and mental health. These methods apply the theories of the importance of an active and supportive learning environment in strengthening participant's preparedness to deal with career choice and the school-to-work transition. The second aim was to examine the mediating role of career preparedness in career development and counseling. Two randomly assigned effectiveness trials were carried out. The first field trial (N= 416) examined the effectiveness of the School-to-Work intervention method and the mediating role of employment preparedness in attempts to improve the transition to working life and to prevent mental health problems associated with failed transitions among 17-24-year-old vocational school graduates. The second field trial (N=1034) examined the effectiveness of the Towards Working Life intervention in ...