COUNS-EDU: The International Journal of Counseling and Education

The Relationship Between Fear, Loneliness, and Depression Among University Students: A Structural Equation Model

Yousef Abdelqader Abu Shind, Muna Abdullah Al-Bahrani, Hussain Ali Alkharusi — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0700

The aim of this study was to test the causal relationship among fear of Covid-19, loneliness, and depression from Covid-19. The study sample consisted of 605 undergraduate students recruited from a public university. They completed three scales: fear of Covid-19, depression from Covid-19, and loneliness. The results revealed a good fit index for the proposed path model. The fear of Covid-19 predicted two types of loneliness emotional and social negatively. A positive association between depression and emotional as well as social loneliness was found. A total of 43% of the variance in depression was explained by loneliness. Depression was potentially a mediating factor between a fear of pandemic and the feeling of loneliness. A counseling intervention can be designed based on these results.

Internal Locus of Control and Academic Self-Efficacy Influence on Academic Adjustment among College Students

Nabilla Nur Auliya, Zaharuddin Zaharuddin, Kusumasari Kartika Hima Darmayanti — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0700

Academic adjustment is a critical experience for university students in an educational setting. Students' ability to adjust with academic pressures will determine their level of success in reaching educational goals and academic development. As a result, it is critical to comprehend the psychological aspects that can influence a student's academic adjustment. This study examined the influence of internal locus of control and academic self-efficacy on academic adjustment among students at the Faculty of Psychology UIN Raden Fatah Palembang. This study involved (n=228) students selected using simple random sampling. The data was analyzed with IBM SPSS version 26 and Mplus version 7. Internal locus of control and academic self-efficacy significantly contribute to academic adjustment (R² = 0.975). The increase in one point on internal locus of control and academic self-efficacy will impact academic adjustment. To improve students' academic adjustment, universities, especially academic departments, should focus on student locus of control and academic self-efficacy. They can approach learning problems better equipped and achieve their academic goals if they improve their internal locus of control and academic self-efficacy.

The Developmental Trajectory of Teachers: A Theoretical Synthesis and Application to Counselor Education

Jodi Tangen, Amy Qvammen Runcorn, Brenda Hall — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0700

Teaching is an important component of counselor education. However, there is a lack of literature exploring the developmental progress of counselor educators as teachers. In the following article, we review the research on doctoral-level teaching preparation in counselor education, present a synthesized model of teacher development informed from thirteen historic teacher developmental models, discuss our model in the context of counselor education, and provide limitations and recommendations for future research. Through this manuscript, counselor educators will learn the developmental trajectory of doctoral students and counselor educators. This will lead to a better understanding of the ways we facilitate and strengthen counselor educators development as teachers.

The Aftermath Implications of Teenage Pregnancy on the Girl Child Education

Onoshakpokaiye E Odiri, Oboawharhe Eloho Anthonia — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0700

The aim of the study is to investigate: i) impact of teenage pregnancy on the girl child attending government secondary schools ii) the level of academic accomplishment of the pregnant teenagers at the public secondary schools. The research design for this study was a descriptive survey. The study population made up of 800 teen mothers. A sample of 200 teen mothers in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, who had dropped out of secondary school as a result of teen pregnancies, was chosen through simple random sampling. The instrument utilized to collect the data was questionnaire which was administered to the participants, validated by three experts and its reliability was tested using Cronbach alpha which yielded 0.68. The participants were also interviewed. The data collected were analyzed using simple percentages. The results showed that young women who became pregnant while in school face a variety of difficulties, including early marriage, rejection by the family, disassociation from former classmates, social isolation, frequent absences following pregnancies, poor academic performance, and reasons for dropping out of school. The findings revealed that teen pregnancies affect the relationship of the girl child, family and peer group and also have an impact on young girls' academic performance in public secondary schools. We deduced from the literature review that adolescent pregnancy is a widespread problem that demands attention due to its effects on the education of girls. Some recommendations were also made.

Questioning Turkish Psychological Counselor Trainees’ Prejudices towards Some Clients: Reflections of the Social Context

Serdar Körük, Alper Karababa, Ali Ammar Kurt — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0700

The purpose of this study was to reveal the prejudices of psychological counselor trainees towards clients and the sources of these prejudices among a group of Turkish undergraduates in the psychological counseling department. The study group consisted of 39 undergraduates who were continuing their education in the third year. The ages of the students varied between 20 and 23. They were from different parts of Anatolia region in Turkey. The qualitative data obtained from 39 participants underwent content analysis. The themes related to the prejudices were found as crime domain, nationalism domain, LGBT people domain, conservative people domain, and personal domain while the themes related to the sources of prejudices were found as interpersonal domain, personal domain, and media domain. The themes and categories were discussed in relation to the literature on prejudice in psychological counseling and the previous studies that have been conducted.

Vocational Identity in College Students: Path Analysis of Childhood Attachment, Gender, Age, and Socioeconomic Status

Lara Strate, Tony Michael, Marie Hammond — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0700

The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of gender, age, socioeconomic status, and early childhood parental attachment on vocational identity. Participants included 309 college students who completed a demographic questionnaire, the Adult Scale of Parental Attachment-Short Form (ASPA-SF; Michael & Snow, 2019), and My Vocational Situation (MVS; Holland, Gottfredson, & Power, 1980). Responses were examined through structural equation modeling. Results indicated an overall acceptable model fit and the specific strength of the corresponding variables had on the levels of vocational identity. Implications and areas for future research are proposed.