1. Factors Influencing Indices of Career Development Jessica Lazenby Research for the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program Faculty Mentor: Rachel L. Navarro Ph.D. Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology

2. Research Questions 1.Do depression and ethnic identity influence career decision-making self- efficacy (CDMSE)? 2.Does CDMSE influence career indecision and career certainty? 3.Does CDMSE mediate relationships between ethnic identity, depression, career indecision and career certainty?

3. Research Questions (cont.) 4.How much variance in CDMSE is explained by ethnic identity and depression? 5.How much variance in career indecision and career certainty is explained by the direct effects of CDMSE and the indirect effects of ethnic identity and depression?

4. Past Research  Constantine & Flores, 2006  Examined psychological distress, perceived family conflict, and career development in minority college students.  Higher levels of psychological distress predicted higher levels of career indecision.

5. Methodology  300 participants  Undergraduate Students at NMSU  Survey measuring 5 variables  Depression Scale  Ethnic Identity Scale (Roberts et al, 1999)  CDMSE scale (Betz, Klein, & Taylor, 1996)  Career Decision Scale (Osipow, 1987)  Career Indecision and Career Certainity  Demographics will also be taken

6. Research Model DepressionCDMSE Ethnic Identity Career Indecision Career Certainty

7. Analysis  Path Analysis  obtain regression weights for each path  determine amount of variance explained in CDMSE, career indecision, and career certainty

8. Hypotheses  Ethnic identity will positively influence career decision-making self-efficacy.  Depression will negatively influence career decision-making self-efficacy.

9. Hypotheses (cont.)  CDMSE will positively influence career certainty and career aspirations while having a negative relationship with career indecision.  CDMSE will mediate the following relationships:  Ethnic identity and Career Indecision  Ethnic identity and Career Certainty  Depression and Career Indecision  Depression and Career Certainty

10. Conclusion  This study will hopefully extend the research on depression and ethnic identity and how those factors influence college student’s career decisions.  Further research should investigate CDMSE, career indecision and certainty in depressed students with various levels of social support.

11. References  Constantine, M., & Flores, L. (2006). Psychological distress, percieved family conflict, and career development issues in college studnets of color. Journal of Career Assesment, 14(3), 354-369.  Roberts, R., Phinney, J., Masse, L., Chen, Y., Roberts, C., & Romero, A. (1999). The structure of ethnic identity in young adolescents from diverse ethnocultural groups. Journal of Early Adolescence, 19, 301-322.  Betz, N. and Luzzo, D (1996). Career assessment and the Career Decision - Making Self – Efficacy Scale. Journal of Career assessment, 4, 313-328.  Osipow, S. H. (1987). Career Decision Scale Manual. Odessa, FL: Psych. Assessment Resources Inc.

12. Questions?