Insight, academic major satisfaction and life satisfaction among college students majoring in education: Implications for career counselling


ÇİMŞİR E.

JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGISTS AND COUNSELLORS IN SCHOOLS, cilt.29, sa.2, ss.206-218, 2019 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/jgc.2019.15
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGISTS AND COUNSELLORS IN SCHOOLS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.206-218
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: life satisfaction, insight, academic major satisfaction, narrative career counselling, constructivist career counselling, BECK COGNITIVE INSIGHT, SELF-REFLECTION, UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS, RUMINATION, SCALE, ACHIEVEMENT, PERSONALITY, PREDICTORS, AWARENESS, SERVICES
  • Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Theoretical explanations suggest that insight might increase life satisfaction by helping individuals choose a suitable academic major, indicating that insight might facilitate life satisfaction through academic major satisfaction. The current study thus investigates the mediating role of academic major satisfaction in the potential relationship between insight and life satisfaction. 'The data collected from a sample of 206 undergraduate students majoring in education degree programs confirm that the relationship between insight and life satisfaction is fully mediated by academic major satisfaction, with a model explaining 23% of the total variance in life satisfaction. The findings have important implications for the design and implementation of career counselling and guidance services provided within high school and university settings, particularly in countries such as Turkey where career counselling services need improvement.