@article{4dad8cdd956d488080597c9e1b30058e,
title = "The Influence of Career Planning on Career Thoughts in STEM-Interested Undergraduates",
abstract = "Undergraduate career planning courses have shown efficacy in decreasing students{\textquoteright} negative career thoughts; however, universities have minimally applied these courses to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) populations. This study compared the influence of a STEM-focused career planning course for undecided STEM students with a seminar course for decided STEM majors. An analysis of covariance with covariate adjustment revealed that undecided career planning students had lower adjusted mean scores on a measure of negative career thinking than the decided STEM majors after the first semester of college. The results provide support for the efficacy of STEM-focused career planning courses and measuring negative career thoughts with STEM undergraduates.",
author = "Belser, {Christopher T.} and Prescod, {Diandra J.} and Daire, {Andrew P.} and Dagley, {Melissa A.} and Young, {Cynthia Y.}",
note = "Funding Information: Christopher T. Belser, College of Education and Human Performance, University of Central Florida; Diandra J. Prescod, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, Pennsylvania State University; Andrew P. Daire, School of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University; Melissa A. Dagley, Center for Initiatives in STEM, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Y. Young, Department of Mathematics, University of Central Florida. Christopher T. Belser is now at Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Foundations, University of New Orleans. Cynthia Y. Young is now at College of Science, Clemson University. The data collected for this article were supported by the National Science Foundation STEP IB–COMPASS (Grant 1161228) awarded to faculty at the University of Central Florida. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Christopher T. Belser, Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Foundations, University of New Orleans, Bicentennial Education Center Room 174, New Orleans, LA 70148 (email: ctbelser@uno.edu). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 by the National Career Development Association. All rights reserved.",
year = "2018",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1002/cdq.12131",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "66",
pages = "176--181",
journal = "Career Development Quarterly",
issn = "0889-4019",
publisher = "American Counseling Association",
number = "2",
}