Voices of Australian Mature-Age Bachelor of Counselling Students: Telling Stories of Learning and Teaching Transitions.

The COVID-19 pandemic imposed transformations on the higher education context of the twenty-first century that adversely impact students' learning in certain disciplines. On a mission to adopt ethics of care in research and practice, this research focuses on counselling education and its unique characteristics, by signifying counselling students' voices in such changing contexts. A qualitative exploratory multiple case study design informed by narrative inquiry was used, followed by a voice-centred relational method of analysis. Findings revealed voices, relationships, dominant narratives and power relations that influence counselling students' learning experiences. Implications for future research and practice for counselling education are highlighted.

The underlying career values of young adults' protean and traditional career orientations.

Although young people espouse a range of career values, the extent to which traditional career values inter-mix with protean values is unclear. We interviewed a group of young university students in Australia (N = 24, MAge 19.4 years; 50% young men) and examined the full range of traditional and protean values held. Employing applied thematic analysis, we found that freedom/autonomy and fit to self were dominant in protean career themes, while they strongly expressed a desire for job security in a traditional career. The results inform theory development in the career development area and can assist university career counselors.

Bien que les jeunes adhèrent à un éventail de valeurs professionnelles, la mesure dans laquelle les valeurs professionnelles traditionnelles se mêlent aux valeurs protéiformes n'est pas claire. Nous avons interrogé un groupe de jeunes étudiants universitaires australiens (N = 24, âge moyen 19,4 ans; 50% de jeunes hommes) et examiné l'ensemble des valeurs traditionnelles et protéiformes. En recourant à une analyse thématique appliquée, nous avons constaté que la liberté/l'autonomie et l'adéquation à soi étaient dominantes dans les thèmes de la carrière protéiforme, tandis que les étudiants exprimaient fortement leur désir de sécurité de l'emploi dans une carrière traditionnelle. Les résultats éclairent le développement de la théorie dans le domaine du développement de carrière et peuvent aider les conseillers d'orientation des universités.

Aunque los jóvenes adoptan una serie de valores profesionales, no está claro hasta qué punto los valores profesionales tradicionales se entremezclan con los valores proteicos. Entrevistamos a un grupo de jóvenes universitarios de Australia (N = 24, MAge 19,4 años; 50% hombres jóvenes) y examinamos toda la gama de valores tradicionales y proteicos. Empleando un análisis temático aplicado, descubrimos que la libertad/autonomía y la adecuación a uno mismo dominaban los temas de la carrera proteica, mientras que expresaban un fuerte deseo de seguridad laboral en una carrera tradicional. Los resultados aportan información para el desarrollo teórico en el área del desarrollo profesional y pueden ayudar a los orientadores profesionales universitarios.

Dysfunctional beliefs, sleep hygiene and sleep quality in university students.

ISSUE ADDRESSED: Poor sleep quality is common among university students and can have negative implications for physical, emotional, cognitive and academic wellbeing. Previous research has identified that sleep beliefs and sleep behaviours are associated with poor sleep quality. However, few studies have examined these variables simultaneously. This study explored associations between dysfunctional beliefs about sleep, sleep hygiene and sleep quality in a sample of university students. METHODS: Participants were recruited from a pool of undergraduate psychology students and included 120 male students and 145 female students with an average age of 20 years (SD = 5.10). Participants completed an online survey including the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes About Sleep Scale, Sleep Hygiene Index and demographic items. RESULTS: Overall 60.4% of participants (59.4% of women, 40.6% of men) had poor sleep quality. Logistic regression indicated a significant positive association between sleep hygiene and sleep quality, OR = 1.16, P >.001, 95% CI (1.10, 1.23), and no significant relationship between dysfunctional beliefs about sleep and sleep quality, OR = 1.03, P > .79, 95% CI (0.84, 1.26), after adjusting for covariates. CONCLUSIONS: Sleep interventions for university students are needed and could focus on common hygiene components, such as using the bed for activities other than sleeping, engaging in arousing activities before bed and how to manage thinking and worrying before bed. So What? The results of the study demonstrate poor sleep quality is common among university students and indicates that sleep interventions are warranted. The positive association found between sleep hygiene and sleep quality highlights that interventions should focus on behavioural components of sleep.

Separation from loved ones in the fear of death.

Individuals' death anxiety or fear of death has been extensively investigated, and there are numerous conceptualizations used in the literature, including a distinction between the dimensions of death and dying of self and death and dying of others. This article addresses a gap in the literature and re-examines the relationship between these two dimensions, which are assumed to be positively, linearly related. Using both quantitative and qualitative data, this study indicates that regardless of the degree to which individuals fear their own death, most individuals fear the death and dying of others. Specifically, the leaving, or loss of loved ones, was a central theme in people's fear of death, and this is discussed in relation to current trends in the literature.

Predicting social support for grieving persons: a theory of planned behavior perspective.

Research has consistently reported that social support from family, friends, and colleagues is an important factor in the bereaved person's ability to cope after the loss of a loved one. This study used a Theory of Planned Behavior framework to identify those factors that predict a person's intention to interact with, and support, a grieving person. Questionnaire data from 160 university students showed that together behavioral, normative, and control beliefs and past behavior significantly predicted intention after controlling for gender and past experience. Behavioral beliefs, followed by control beliefs and past behavior, were the most important predictors of intention to support a grieving person.