Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Reed, Corey Aline
URN	etd-07032005-123327
Title	The Relationships among Neuroticism, Dysfunctional Career Thoughts, and Coping Strategies
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy
Department	Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Robert Reardon Committee Chair Gary Peterson Committee Member James Sampson Committee Member Pamela Perrewe Committee Member
Keywords	Coping Career Thoughts Thinking Negative Thinking Career Decision Making Personality Stress Career Counseling
Date of Defense	2005-06-10
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among Neuroticism, dysfunctional career thoughts, and coping in the context of career decision making and problem solving. While research had shown connections between Neuroticism and coping, as well as between Neuroticism and dysfunctional career thoughts, no research had yet examined Neuroticism, dysfunctional thinking and coping in the context of career decision making. Thus, the research question was, “In the context of career problem solving and decision making, what are the relationships among Neuroticism, dysfunctional career thoughts, and coping strategies?” Two hundred and thirty-two undergraduate students registered for introductory career development classes at a large research university participated in a one-time survey procedure. The NEO Five Factor Inventory (NEO: FFI; Costa & McCrae, 1992) was used to measure Neuroticism. Dysfunctional career thoughts (decision making confusion, commitment anxiety, and external conflict) were measured with the Career Thoughts Inventory (CTI; Sampson, Peterson, Lenz, & Saunders, 1996). Task-oriented, emotion-oriented, and avoidance-oriented coping strategies were measured with the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations: Situation Specific Coping (CISS: SSC; Endler & Parker, 1999). Canonical correlation, hierarchical multiple regression, multiple regression, MANOVA, and ANOVA were used to explore the relationships among the variables. Canonical correlation results supported a multivariate relationship between Neuroticism and dysfunctional career thoughts as a set and coping strategies as a set. Hierarchical multiple regression results showed statistically significant R2 relationships between Neuroticism and all types of coping, and between Neuroticism and dysfunctional career thoughts as a set of independent variables and all types of coping. There was little unique variance contribution of dysfunctional career thoughts in the hierarchical multiple regression analysis. However, when coping styles were considered as a set in other statistical analyses, dysfunctional career thoughts contributed to the relationships among Neuroticism, dysfunctional career thoughts, and coping. Multiple regression analyses showed two slight mediating effects of dysfunctional career thoughts on the relationship between Neuroticism and coping. Limitations, implications, and recommendations for future research are presented. The results suggest that the relationships among the variables appear to be complex and could benefit from further investigation.
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