Humanistic and Positive Psychology Factors as Predictors of Mexican American Adolescents’ Vocational Outcome Expectations

One-hundred thirty-one Mexican American adolescents provided perceptions of presence of meaning in life, search for meaning in life, hope, family importance, subjective happiness, and vocational outcome expectations. Perceptions of meaning in life and family importance were significant predictors of...

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Published in:Journal of professional counseling, practice, theory, & research practice, theory, & research, 2015-01, Vol.42 (1), p.16-28
Main Authors: Vela, Javier Cavazos, Lenz, A. Stephen, Sparrow, Gregory Scott, Gonzalez, Stacey L., Hinojosa, Karina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Behavior
Career Development
Career development planning
College students
Educational Research
Families & family life
Happiness
Hispanic Americans
Mental health
Physicians
Psychology
Researchers
Social support
Studies
Teenagers
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Summary:One-hundred thirty-one Mexican American adolescents provided perceptions of presence of meaning in life, search for meaning in life, hope, family importance, subjective happiness, and vocational outcome expectations. Perceptions of meaning in life and family importance were significant predictors of vocational outcome expectations. A discussion regarding the importance of these findings is provided, and implications for counselors are presented.
ISSN:1556-6382
2168-9156
DOI:10.1080/15566382.2015.12033941