Journal of Applied Psychological Research

The Effectiveness of Intervention of Life Designing Based on Career Interest Profile on Career Exploration and Planning

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Counselling, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

2 Department of Counselling, Safahan Institute of Higher Education, Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effect of intervention on the career exploration and planning of graduate students. This was a quantitative, quasi-experimental study that included a pretest-posttest design and a control group. The statistical population included all graduate students at University of Isfahan in the academic year 2022-2023. Voluntary sampling was implemented to identify thirty graduate students who were willing to participate. Afterward, they were randomly assigned to two groups of 15: the experimental group (7 girls and 8 boys) and the control group (9 girls and 6 boys). The experimental group (not the control group) received the life design intervention for seven 90-minute sessions, as determined by their career interest profile (CPI) and the control group did not receive any intervention. The career exploration subscale of the vocational identity status assessment (VISA) and the career planning scale (CPS) were employed to collect data. Finally, the data were analyzed using SPSS-25 software, as well as MANCOVA and ANCOVA. The results suggested that the intervention has a positive significant effect on career exploration and planning. This intervention can be employed by university counseling center counselors who are responsible for assisting numerous students who are experiencing challenges during the transition from university to the workforce.

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Journal of Applied Psychological Research
Volume 16, Issue 3
October 2025
Pages 181-195
  • Receive Date: 19 December 2024
  • Revise Date: 28 January 2025
  • Accept Date: 09 March 2025
  • First Publish Date: 20 July 2025
  • Publish Date: 23 September 2025