Applying life-design counseling to young adults experiencing unmastered psychosocial developmental tasks
dc.contributor.author | Pollard, Zelda | |
dc.contributor.author | Maree, J.G. (Kobus) | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-27T04:59:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-08-27T04:59:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2025-07 | |
dc.description | DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : The data supporting this study’s findings are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. | |
dc.description.abstract | Unresolved traumatic experiences and unmastered developmental tasks can adversely affect personality, thereby exerting a significant psychological impact on career trajectory and adaptability. This study investigated the influence of life-design counseling on young adults in mastering unresolved psychosocial developmental tasks. A qualitative, mixed-methods case study research design was employed, featuring pre- and post-intervention data collection phases and an adapted life-design counseling intervention. This intervention incorporated the Career Interest Profile Version 7 (CIP) and various life-design strategies. Thematic analysis revealed three core themes: unmastered psychosocial developmental tasks, external influences on the navigation of these tasks, and intrapersonal processes facilitating task mastery. The findings revealed that life-design counselling enhanced the resolution of unmastered psychosocial developmental tasks, self-awareness, self-knowledge, and self-reflection, and promoted a heightened sense of meaning and purpose in participants’ lives. These results offer theoretical insights and practical applications, enhancing the understanding and implementation of psychosocial developmental tasks within life-design counseling frameworks. | |
dc.description.department | Educational Psychology | |
dc.description.librarian | hj2025 | |
dc.description.sdg | SDG-03: Good health and well-being | |
dc.description.sdg | SDG-04: Quality Education | |
dc.description.uri | https://journals.sagepub.com/home/ACD | |
dc.identifier.citation | Pollard, Z., & Maree, J. G. (2025). Applying Life-Design Counseling to Young Adults Experiencing Unmastered Psychosocial Developmental Tasks. Australian Journal of Career Development, 34(2), 194-207. https://doi.org/Pollard, Z., & Maree, J. G. (2025). Applying Life-Design Counseling to Young Adults Experiencing Unmastered Psychosocial Developmental Tasks. Australian Journal of Career Development, 34(2), 194-207. https://doi.org/10.1177/10384162251345633 . | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1038-4162 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2200-6974 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1177/10384162251345633 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/104006 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Sage | |
dc.rights | © Australian Council for Educational Research 2025. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). | |
dc.subject | Psychosocial development | |
dc.subject | Life-design counseling | |
dc.subject | Career construction | |
dc.subject | Unmastered developmental tasks | |
dc.subject | Young adults | |
dc.title | Applying life-design counseling to young adults experiencing unmastered psychosocial developmental tasks | |
dc.type | Article |