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Career Decision Ambivalence and Career Counseling Change Ambivalence in Career Counseling

Shékina Rochat et al.

Journal of Career Development2025https://doi.org/10.1177/08948453251333790article
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Abstract

The concept of ambivalence has received little attention within the field of vocational psychology. In this article, we distinguish between two types of ambivalence that may surface during the career counseling process: career decision ambivalence (i.e., ambivalence between career options) and career counseling change ambivalence (i.e., ambivalence about engaging in career counseling-related changes). Using a single case study design of a 3-session career counseling process over 2 months including a two-chair dialogue intervention, we examine how these two types of ambivalence occur and evolve. We use mixed method to analyze the case, including fine-grained coding of the sessions’ content, as well as pre-, post-, and follow-up measures. Results highlight career decision ambivalence and career counseling change ambivalence as distinct phenomena, occurring and evolving differently throughout the counseling sessions. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

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@article{shékina2025,
  title        = {{Career Decision Ambivalence and Career Counseling Change Ambivalence in Career Counseling}},
  author       = {Shékina Rochat et al.},
  journal      = {Journal of Career Development},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/08948453251333790},
}

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0.44

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.32 × 0.4 = 0.13
M · momentum0.57 × 0.15 = 0.09
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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