Dysfunctional career thoughts, interest profile elevation, and RIASEC skills of career counseling clients

Eighty-six individuals seeking counseling at a university career center completed the Career Thoughts Inventory and the Self-Directed Search, 5th Edition, agreeing to participate in the present study exploring relationships among dysfunctional career thoughts (DCTs), profile elevation, and RIASEC skills. Multiple regression analyses indicated that DCTs captured 16% of variance in profile elevation and 16% of variance in RIASEC skills. Seven percent of the variance in DCTs were predicted by RIASEC skills and profile elevation. A discussion includes examination of results and limitations, as well as implications for theory, research, and practice.