1. PEDRO MIGUEL GOMES CORDEIRO
Cognitive-motivational determinants of career decision-making processes: validation of a conceptual model
A Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Psychology (Specialty area of Educational Psychology) at the University of Coimbra and the University of Lisbon, under the supervision of Doctor Maria Paula Paixão, PHD, and co-supervision of Doctor Marlies Lacante, PHD.
May, 6, 2016

2. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT The initial steps Build the research team;
Applying for Funding Support;
Applying for an European PHD;
Choose the dissertation format.
Preliminary results
International Co-supervision;
Fellowship: FCT/Mixed Scholarship;
Approved Doctoral European PHD.
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

3. THE RESEARCH PROJECT
AIM
Validate an integrated model of the contextual and cognitive-motivational factors affecting adolescents´ adjustment and career identity development in the transition from high school to higher education / job market.

4. THE RESEARCH PROJECT GOALS
Converge theories of motivation and cognition to validate an integrated conceptual model;
Unified conceptual framework: SDT
Examine possible distinct pathways through which parenting styles and adolescent cognitive-motivational processes influence career identity development and well/ill-being;
Derive implications: theory and career counselling interventions.
of the determinants of career identity development and well/ill-being

5. INNOVATIVE ASPECTS Limitations Confusing Effects?
Previous Research: broad consensus: the quality of parent-child interactions in three interrelated dimensions.
Parental
Support
Autonomy-support
Self-initiation, intrinsic motivation)
Limitations
Responsiveness/warmth
Affective, accepting, involved interactions)
Perceived Parenting
Conceptual / Operational diversity
(dimensional vs typological app.)
Distinct historical moments
Narrow-Scoped vs integrative
Empirically vs Top down approach
Behavior
Control
of the determinants of career identity development and well/ill-being
Structure, behavior regulation
Clear expectations, Rule setting)
Psychol.
Control
Confusing Effects?
Manipulative, Autonomy-inhibiting
Guilt-induction, shaming, love withdrawal)

6. INNOVATIVE ASPECTS (1) Limitations
Self-Determination Theory as the unified conceptual
framework
2. Test the mediation hypothesis: parenting impacts development though basic need satisfaction
Limitations
Parental Support
Autonomy Sat.
(self-endorsement, volition and choice in actions)
Autonomy-support
(freedom of choice, volition)
Well-being
Need Satisfaction Vs Frustration
(Measure need frustration from low NS?)
Inconsistent effects on ill-being.
(Unique effects of needs frustration?)
Parental thwarting mostly focused on autonomy (competence, relatedness?)
Responsiveness/warmth
(empathy, accept, involve)
Competence Sat.
(goal effectiveness, efficacy and mastery in actions. Optimal challenge, structure, feedback)
of the determinants of career identity development and well/ill-being
Behavior Control
Ill-being
Regulate / Structure
Clear expectations/ rules
Active monitoring)
Relatedness Sat.
(intimate, close, accepting relations to others)
Parental Thwarting
Psychological Control
(gult-inductin, shaming,
love withdrawal)
Psychol.
Control
Manipulative, Autonomy-inhibiting
Guilt-induction, shaming, love withdrawal)

7. INNOVATIVE ASPECTS (2)
3. Extend emergent SDT-based research examining need satisfaction and frustration as substantively distinct constructs
4. Extend the SDT findings to the career domain
Identity Dimensions
Exploration in breadth
Exploration in depth
Ruminative exploration
Commitment-making
Parental Support
Autonomy Satisfaction ?
Competence Satisfaction
Behavior Control
Relatedness Satisfaction
Regulation of the career decision
Autonomous career decision-making
Controlled career decision-making
of the determinants of career identity development and well/ill-being
Autonomy Frustration
Parental Thwarting
Competence Frustration ?
Adjustment / Well-being
Satisfaction With Life (Hedonic)
Subjective Vitality (Eudaimonic);
Maladjustment / Ill-being
Anxiety; Depression; Somatization
Relatedness Frustration

8. INNOVATIVE ASPECTS (3)
MOTIVATION AND COGNITION
Motivational and cognitive theories also posit that specific self-schemas (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 2000; Young & Klosko, 1994) and situational cognitions (Lent, Brown & Hacket, 1994) develop from experiences of need satisfaction and frustration to cope with specific situational demands.
5. Test the mediation hypothesis: Psychological needs impact development though cognitive processes? ?
MOTIVATION PRECEDES COGNITION ?
COGNITION MEDIATES EFECTS OF MOTIVATION
SDT
SCCT
Schema Model ?
LIMITATIONS
Need satisfaction
Need frustration
of the determinants of career identity development and well/ill-being
Independent Research on motivational, cognitive dimensions
Deficit of comprehensive models in the career identity domain
Self-determined positive flexible self-schemas
Career Decision-making self-efficacy
Early maladaptive self-schemas; Inform. processing
Autonomous trajectories of growth and thriving
Well-being
Controlled processes
Maladjustment

9. THE RESEARCH MODEL Perceived Parenting Psychological needs Cognitions
5. Proposal of a Comprehensive Conceptual Model
Overly understudied
Career identity-related choice
Exploration in breadth
Exploration in depth
Ruminative exploration
Commitment-making
How perceived parenting, psychological needs, schematic functioning and self-efficacy relate to predict career exploration and commitment-making to a career path, in the transition to higher education or to the job market? How they relate to adjustment (well/ill-being).
Parental Support
Parental Thwarting
Perceived Parenting
Psychological needs
Basic Need Satisfaction
Basic Need Frustration
Schematic functioning
Career D.M Self-efficacy
Cognitions
Regulation of the career decision
Autonomous career commitments
Controlled career commitments
autonomous
Adjustment / Well-being
Satisfaction With Life (Hedonic)
Subjective Vitality (Eudaimonic);
Maladjustment / Ill-being
Anxiety
Depression
Somatization
SM (Young & Klosko, 1994)
SDT (Deci & Ryan, 2000)
SDT (Deci & Ryan, 2000)
SCCT (Betz, 2001)

10. HYPOTHESES “Bright” pathways of adjustment and Identity development
Parental support positively predicts proactive exploration of career options, autonomous commitment-making and well-being, through basic need satisfaction.
Career decision-making self-efficacy mediates the positive effects of parental support on proactive exploration of career options, autonomous commitment-making and well-being over and above needs satisfaction. H2
“Dark” pathways of adjustment and Identity development
of the determinants of career identity development and well/ill-being H1
Parental thwarting positively predicts ruminative exploration of career options, controlled commitment-making and Ill-being, through basic need frustration.
Schematic processing mediate the effects of parental thwarting on ruminative exploration of career options, controlled commitment-making and Ill-being over and above needs frustration. H2

11. RESEARCH OVERVIEW Chapter Type of Article Review Published
Status
Longitudinal
Cross-sectional
Review
Dataset 1
(N = 755)
Dataset 2
(N = 462)
Dataset 3
(N = 371)
Dataset 4
(N = 417)
Chapter 2.
Reading scientific papers √
 Published
Psychology, Community and Health
Chapter 3.
Scale validation: BPNSFS
 In Press Psychologica Bélgica
Chapter 4.
Scale validation: BMPN
 Published Learning and Individual Differences
 Chapter 5.
Scale development. PNSTS
 Under Review. Motivation & Emotion
Chapter 6.
Parenting; Needs.
Published. Spanish Journal of Psychology
Chapter 7.
Needs, CDMSE; Career Identity.
 Published. Journal of Vocational Behavior
 Chapter 8.
Parenting, Needs, Identity; Adjustment.
 Second Review Journal of Career development.
 Chapter 9.
Needs, Schematic Functioning, Identity; Motives; Well/Ill-Being
 Under Review. Journal of Counseling Psychology.
Chapter 10.
Research Overview
 Accepted. Book Chapter
Dataset ½: 12th grade students; Dataset 3: high (10-12th grade) grade students; Dataset 4: undergraduate students.
of the determinants of career identity development and well/ill-being

12. STUDY DESIGN “Dark” pathways of adjustment and Identity development
Parental support positively predicts proactive exploration of career options, autonomous commitment-making and well-being, through basic need satisfaction.
Career decision-making self-efficacy mediates the positive effects of parental support on proactive exploration of career options, autonomous commitment-making and well-being over and above needs satisfaction. H2
“Dark” pathways of adjustment and Identity development
of the determinants of career identity development and well/ill-being H1
Parental thwarting positively predicts ruminative exploration of career options, controlled commitment-making and Ill-being, through basic need frustration.
Schematic processing mediate the effects of parental thwarting on ruminative exploration of career options, controlled commitment-making and Ill-being over and above needs frustration. H2

13. Career decision-making
THE RESEARCH MODEL
Motivational and cognitive theories also posit that specific self-schemas (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 2000; Young & Klosko, 1994) and situational cognitions (Lent, Brown & Hackket, 1994) develop from experiences of need satisfaction and frustration to cope with specific situational demands.
BUT…
Combined relations to predict adjustment and identity development during critical career transitions are untested
Dimensions of identity development
Exploration of a career path
Exploration in breadth
Exploration in depth
Ruminative exploration
Commitment-making
Regulation of the career decision
Autonomous career decision-making
Controlled career decision-making
of the determinants of career identity development and well/ill-being
Parenting
Parental Support
Parental Thwarting
Psychological needs
Basic Need Satisfaction
Basic Need Frustration
Cognitions
Schematic functioning
Career decision-making
Self-efficacy
Adjustment / Well-being
Satisfaction With Life
Subjective Vitality
Maladjustment / Ill-being
Anxiety; Depression; Somatization
SM (Young & Klosko, 1994)
SDT (Deci & Ryan, 2000)
SDT (Deci & Ryan, 2000)
SCCT (Betz, 2001)

14. Unique mediation for each need?
Distinct mediation of satisfaction and frustration?
Effects of parenting on need frustration?
(Unique effects of needs satisfaction and frustration on identity development and ?)

15. Futuro Transcendental
Passado Positivo
Presente Hedonista
Futuro
Autonomy Support
Structure
Warmth
Responsiveness
Futuro Transcendental
Passado Negativo
Presente Fatalista
Futuro Negativo