My art practice begins with the collecting, processing, and organizing of materials. Through experimentation, I have developed processes centered around a commitment of time and devotion to the plainest beauty of these found materials, their inherent properties, and related systems, making the resulting objects of order possible. Through my application of these personal ordering systems, I strive to bring intrigue and focus to the common and discarded. The process of finding and organizing common surplus materials has given me an understanding of myself, seeing things that may never have occurred were it not for these experiences. This practice has taken what might have been an unhealthy obsession and converted this energy into what I consider a positive outcome and an avenue to living a good productive life.

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The aim of the current study is to investigate the some potential factors that contribute to career indecision of university students. In accordance with that, a mediational causal model based on Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) was proposed to test / a) the direct and indirect relationships of locus of control, perceived parental attitudes, career decision-making self-efficacy, and career outcome expectations with career indecision and b) to what extend the combination of these variables explain career indecision. The sample of the study was composed of 723 (338 female, 383 male, 2 unspecified) university students. Demographic Information Form, Career Decision Scale, Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale Short-Form, Career Outcome Expectations Scale, Parental Attitudes Scale, and Rotter

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Le bien-être subjectif se définit comme une approche hédonique du bonheur renvoyant à une évaluation générale de sa propre vie dans ses dimensions cognitives et affectives. Bien que ce concept ait fait l’objet d’une littérature scientifique abondante, peu de travaux ont porté explicitement sur ses relations avec la construction du choix d’orientation scolaire et professionnelle. Notre revue de la littérature met également en évidence l’opposition des approches ascendantes et descendantes dans l’étude des liens en ces variables rendant le sens de la causalité particulièrement complexe à appréhender. Ainsi, l’objectif de cette thèse est d’apporter une meilleure compréhension aux relations entre le bien-être subjectif et l’indécision vocationnelle. De même, afin de tester le rôle des caractéristiques individuelles et contextuelles, nous avons inscrit notre étude dans une comparaison interculturelle interrogeant des étudiants sud-coréens, étatsuniens et français. La première partie de nos résultats est largement consacrée à l’étude de la validité psychométrique des outils utilisés dans les différents contextes cibles tandis que la deuxième partie s’intéresse davantage à l’analyse des relations entre le bien-être subjectif et l’indécision vocationnelle. Une série de trois études fut conduite dans chaque pays cible dans le but d’examiner successivement le rôle modérateur des caractéristiques individuelles, des traits de la personnalité et du bien-être psychologique. Les résultats indiquent globalement que le bien-être subjectif est significativement associé à l’indécision vocationnelle quel que soit l’échantillon considéré bien que plusieurs effets modérateurs soient observés. À partir de notre revue de la littérature et des résultats obtenus, un modèle théorique des relations entre le bien-être subjectif et l’indécision vocationnelle est proposé différenciant les modèles ascendants et descendants par des mécanismes distincts. L’implication de ces résultats autour d’une vision holistique de l’individu est discutée dans des perspectives théoriques et pratiques. / Subjective well-being may be defined as a hedonic approach of happiness referring to an overall evaluation of individual’s life integrating both cognitive and affective components. Although that concept has been the focus of a considerable scientific literature, few research explored explicitly its relationships with career decision-making process. Our literature review highlighted the opposition between bottom-up and top-down approaches in the study of the relationships between these two variables making particularly complex to determine the causal direction. Thus, the purpose of this thesis was to bring a better understanding on the relationships between subjective well-being and career indecision. Also, in order to test the role of individual and contextual characteristics, we conducted a cross-cultural comparison which include Korean, US, and French college students. The first part of our results was devoted to explore the psychometric properties of several instruments used in the different countries while the second part was more focused on the analysis of the relationships between subjective well-being and career indecision. A series of three studies were conducted in each target country for examining successively the moderator role of individual characteristics, personality traits, and psychological well-being. Overall, results showed that subjective well-being was significantly associated with career indecision across samples despite several moderator effects were observed. Based on our literature review and results, we developed a theoretical model integrating subjective well-being and career indecision while arguing distinctive mechanisms in bottom-up and top-down approaches. The implications of those results toward a holistic approach of individual counseling are discussed in both research and practical directions.

The purpose of this investigation was to examine the cultural and motivational perspectives associated with the occupational or vocational decision-related processes of senior high school students. Two theoretical frameworks were developed to guide the investigation by integrating theories from the culture, motivation, decision-making, and vocational decision-making literatures. One theoretical framework investigated the roles of culture and motivation in the vocational decisions made by senior high school students, while the other examined the vocational decision-related processes of senior high school students in terms of the extent to which they may be amotivated about choosing a future occupation. A mixed methods approach (incorporating a cross-sectional and correlational research design for the quantitative component) was implemented using a specially developed questionnaire. In the first phase of the investigation, the questionnaire was administered to 492 Year 11 students attending a stratified random sample of six Independent high schools located in the Sydney metropolitan area. In the second and main phase, a refined version of the questionnaire was administered to 566 Year 11 students attending a stratified random sample of 16 government high schools located in the Sydney metropolitan area. Structural equation modelling, discriminant analyses, and qualitative techniques were used to analyse the data collected in the two phases. The major findings of the investigation included the development and confirmation (after modifications) of two new theoretically-justifiable models of vocational decision-related processes. One model provided empirical support for relationships between cultural orientation, values, and attitudes/intentions toward occupations, while the other identified relationships between amotivation, indecision toward occupations, expectancy-value variables, and influences from the family. Multiple themes that were identified in the qualitative data analyses supplemented and partially supported elements of the two empirical models, and enabled a richer understanding of the issues surrounding the vocational decision. The findings of the investigation may be used by career advisors, psychologists, educators, and families to advise and assist senior high school students faced with the vocational decision. The investigation may contribute to reducing the gap in the literature on the roles of culture and motivation in the vocational decision-related processes of senior high school students.

The purpose of this investigation was to examine the cultural and motivational perspectives associated with the occupational or vocational decision-related processes of senior high school students. Two theoretical frameworks were developed to guide the investigation by integrating theories from the culture, motivation, decision-making, and vocational decision-making literatures. One theoretical framework investigated the roles of culture and motivation in the vocational decisions made by senior high school students, while the other examined the vocational decision-related processes of senior high school students in terms of the extent to which they may be amotivated about choosing a future occupation. A mixed methods approach (incorporating a cross-sectional and correlational research design for the quantitative component) was implemented using a specially developed questionnaire. In the first phase of the investigation, the questionnaire was administered to 492 Year 11 students attending a stratified random sample of six Independent high schools located in the Sydney metropolitan area. In the second and main phase, a refined version of the questionnaire was administered to 566 Year 11 students attending a stratified random sample of 16 government high schools located in the Sydney metropolitan area. Structural equation modelling, discriminant analyses, and qualitative techniques were used to analyse the data collected in the two phases. The major findings of the investigation included the development and confirmation (after modifications) of two new theoretically-justifiable models of vocational decision-related processes. One model provided empirical support for relationships between cultural orientation, values, and attitudes/intentions toward occupations, while the other identified relationships between amotivation, indecision toward occupations, expectancy-value variables, and influences from the family. Multiple themes that were identified in the qualitative data analyses supplemented and partially supported elements of the two empirical models, and enabled a richer understanding of the issues surrounding the vocational decision. The findings of the investigation may be used by career advisors, psychologists, educators, and families to advise and assist senior high school students faced with the vocational decision. The investigation may contribute to reducing the gap in the literature on the roles of culture and motivation in the vocational decision-related processes of senior high school students.

Η συμβουλευτική και ανάπτυξη της σταδιοδρομίας παρουσιάζει έντονο ερευνητικό ενδιαφέρον, το οποίο εστιάζεται στην μελέτη των παραγόντων που παρεμποδίζουν την επιτυχή λήψη απόφασης. Λαμβάνοντας υπόψη την σύνθετη αλληλλεπίδραση μεταξύ σκέψεων, συναισθημάτων, αποφάσεων και δράσης, στην παρούσα μελέτη διερευνήσαμε την σχέση των δυσλειτουργικών σκέψεων σταδιοδρομίας και των δυσθυμικών συναισθημάτων με την επαγγελματική αναποφασιστικότητα. Η μετανεωτερικότητα και ο κονστρουκτιβισμός μάς έδωσαν το πρόδηλο πλεονέκτημα να αξιοποιήσουμε ποιοτικές μεθοδολογικές προσεγγίσεις, προκειμένου να διερευνήσουμε τις εμφανείς και κυρίως τις λανθάνουσες εσωτερικές διεργασίες, νοητικές και συναισθηματικές, οι οποίες αλληλλεπιδρούν και επενεργούν στην διαδικασία λήψης αποφάσεων για την σταδιοδρομία. Ως μέθοδο έρευνας προκρίναμε την μελέτη περίπτωσης ενός μεμονωμένου προσώπου, προϊουσών των συμβουλευτικών παρεμβάσεων. Η τριγωνοποίηση περισσότερων μεθοδολογικών εργαλείων αποτέλεσε έναν ισχυρό τρόπο εφαρμογής της ταυτόχρονης εγκυρότητας. Το μοναδικό παράδειγμα ενός πραγματικού προσώπου, ως επίκεντρο της ερευνητικής στρατηγικής, μας έδωσε την δυνατότητα να διερευνήσουμε και να κατανοήσουμε σε βάθος τις δυσλειτουργικές σκέψεις και τα δυσθυμικά συναισθήματα, τα οποία οδηγούν σε αναποφασιστικότητα σχετικά με την ανάπτυξη σταδιοδρομίας. Το ερευνητικό υποκείμενο, στην αρχή της ενηλικιότητας, ενώ είχε φτάσει με επιτυχία σε λήψη απόφασης, δεν ακολούθησε την προεπιλεγμένη σταδιοδρομία. Η μελέτη κατέδειξε την παρουσία δυσλειτουργικών σκέψεων και δυσθυμικών συναισθημάτων, τα οποία δεν σχετίζονταν με την έλλειψη πληροφόρησης ή την απουσία δομής και εμπιστοσύνης αλλά με προσωπικές συγκρούσεις, στην προσπάθεια συμβιβασμού και ταυτόχρονης ικανοποίησης των προσωπικών προτιμήσεων και των δυσλειτουργικών πεποιθήσεων για την επιλογή σταδιοδρομίας. Η παρούσα μελέτη παρουσιάζει ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον, καταδεικνύοντας ότι τα γεγονότα ζωής και οι τραυματικές εμπειρίες επηρεάζουν σε σημαντικό βαθμό την επαγγελματική αναποφασιστικότητα, επιδρώντας τόσο σε γνωστικό όσο και σε συναισθηματικό επίπεδο. Επιπρόσθετα, η συγκαιρινή οικονομιοκοινωνική πραγματικότητα ενισχύει τις δυσλειτουργικές σκέψεις, οι οποίες αφορούν στον εαυτό, στον εξωτερικό κόσμο και στο μέλλον. Τα δυσθυμικά συναισθήματα, όπως θλίψη, απαισιοδοξία, θυμός, άγχος, αίσθημα αποτυχίας, απώλεια ικανοποίησης και απουσία νοήματος, αποβαίνουν δυσλειτουργικά, όταν παρεμβαίνουν στην ικανότητα του ατόμου να επιλύει προβλήματα, να προβαίνει σε λήψη αποφάσεων και να δρα αποτελεσματικά. Η διερεύνηση των γνωστικών και συναισθηματικών παραγόντων σχετικά με την επαγγελματική αναποφασιστικότητα των νέων, αποσκοπεί στον εμπλουτισμό των θεωριών συμβουλευτικής και στην βελτίωση των παρεχόμενων συμβουλευτικών παρεμβάσων. Ωστόσο, απαιτείται περαιτέρω θεωρητικά στηριγμένη έρευνα για την πλήρη κατανόηση της επαγγελματικής αναποφασιστικότητας. / Career counselling and development is of considerable interest in terms of research, which focuses on the study of the factors which hinder successful decision-making. Taking into consideration the complex interaction between thoughts, feelings, decisions and action, in the present study we investigated the relationship between dysfunctional career thoughts and negative feelings and career indecision. Postmodernism and Constructivism have given us the clear advantage of being able to make use of qualitative methodological approaches in our study in order to investigate the visible but mainly the latent internal processes, both mental and emotional, which interact and affect the procedure of career decision-making. As a method of research we selected the case study of an isolated individual, during the course of counselling activities. The triangulation of a number of methodological tools constituted a powerful means of implementing simultaneous validity. The only example of a real person as the focus of a research strategy enabled us to explore and comprehend in depth the dysfunctional thoughts and negative feelings which lead to indecision in relation to career development. The subject of the research, at the outset of adulthood, while having successfully reached a career decision, did not follow the chosen career. The study clearly demonstrated the presence of dysfunctional thoughts and negative feelings, which were not related to a lack of information or a lack of structure or confidence, but to personal conflicts, in an attempt to reconcile and simultaneously satisfy personal preferences and dysfunctional beliefs concerning the choice of career. The present study is of particular interest, since it clearly demonstrates that the events of life and traumatic experiences influence career indecision to a great extent, with consequences both on cognitive and emotional levels. In addition, the contemporary socio-economic reality intensifies dysfunctional thoughts which concern the self, the internal world and the future. Negative feelings, such as sadness, pessimism, anger, stress, a sense of failure, lack of satisfaction and lack of meaning, prove to be dysfunctional when they interfere with the individual’s ability to resolve problems to take a decision and to act effectively. The investigation of cognitive and emotional factors in relation to career indecision among young people aims to enrich counselling theory and improve the counselling which is offered. Nevertheless, further theoretically supported research is required so as to achieve a full understanding of career indecision.

Le bien-être subjectif se définit comme une approche hédonique du bonheur renvoyant à une évaluation générale de sa propre vie dans ses dimensions cognitives et affectives. Bien que ce concept ait fait l’objet d’une littérature scientifique abondante, peu de travaux ont porté explicitement sur ses relations avec la construction du choix d’orientation scolaire et professionnelle. Notre revue de la littérature met également en évidence l’opposition des approches ascendantes et descendantes dans l’étude des liens en ces variables rendant le sens de la causalité particulièrement complexe à appréhender. Ainsi, l’objectif de cette thèse est d’apporter une meilleure compréhension aux relations entre le bien-être subjectif et l’indécision vocationnelle. De même, afin de tester le rôle des caractéristiques individuelles et contextuelles, nous avons inscrit notre étude dans une comparaison interculturelle interrogeant des étudiants sud-coréens, étatsuniens et français. La première partie de nos résultats est largement consacrée à l’étude de la validité psychométrique des outils utilisés dans les différents contextes cibles tandis que la deuxième partie s’intéresse davantage à l’analyse des relations entre le bien-être subjectif et l’indécision vocationnelle. Une série de trois études fut conduite dans chaque pays cible dans le but d’examiner successivement le rôle modérateur des caractéristiques individuelles, des traits de la personnalité et du bien-être psychologique. Les résultats indiquent globalement que le bien-être subjectif est significativement associé à l’indécision vocationnelle quel que soit l’échantillon considéré bien que plusieurs effets modérateurs soient observés. À partir de notre revue de la littérature et des résultats obtenus, un modèle théorique des relations entre le bien-être subjectif et l’indécision vocationnelle est proposé différenciant les modèles ascendants et descendants par des mécanismes distincts. L’implication de ces résultats autour d’une vision holistique de l’individu est discutée dans des perspectives théoriques et pratiques. / Subjective well-being may be defined as a hedonic approach of happiness referring to an overall evaluation of individual’s life integrating both cognitive and affective components. Although that concept has been the focus of a considerable scientific literature, few research explored explicitly its relationships with career decision-making process. Our literature review highlighted the opposition between bottom-up and top-down approaches in the study of the relationships between these two variables making particularly complex to determine the causal direction. Thus, the purpose of this thesis was to bring a better understanding on the relationships between subjective well-being and career indecision. Also, in order to test the role of individual and contextual characteristics, we conducted a cross-cultural comparison which include Korean, US, and French college students. The first part of our results was devoted to explore the psychometric properties of several instruments used in the different countries while the second part was more focused on the analysis of the relationships between subjective well-being and career indecision. A series of three studies were conducted in each target country for examining successively the moderator role of individual characteristics, personality traits, and psychological well-being. Overall, results showed that subjective well-being was significantly associated with career indecision across samples despite several moderator effects were observed. Based on our literature review and results, we developed a theoretical model integrating subjective well-being and career indecision while arguing distinctive mechanisms in bottom-up and top-down approaches. The implications of those results toward a holistic approach of individual counseling are discussed in both research and practical directions.