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An Investigation of Adult Attachment and Coping with Exam-Related Stress
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Berry, Katherine; Kingswell, Sarah – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2012
Students differ in how they cope with and manage stress associated with university life. This study investigates associations between adult attachment and coping strategies for exam-related stress. Fifty-seven students at a university in the north of England completed online questionnaires to assess attachment anxiety and avoidance, helpful and…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Coping, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Impartiality in Pre-Entry Guidance for Adults in Further Education Colleges.
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Payne, John; Edwards, Richard – British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 1997
Examines the practice of impartiality among those who provide preentry guidance to adults in three further education colleges in London. Results indicate a complex picture in which impartiality is only one aspect of guidance. Impartiality can be clearly stated in professional codes, but its meanings in practice are less clear. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adults, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Codes of Ethics
Employee Assistance Programmes and Their Place within Universities.
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Smewing, Chris; Cox, Tom – British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 1998
The response in British universities to the 'troubled employee' is considered, and then contrasted with the development of Employee Assistance Programs in North American universities. Different types of programs are discussed, and it is argued that British universities might benefit from introducing such programs. (Author/EMK)
Descriptors: Adults, At Risk Persons, Counseling Services, Employee Assistance Programs
Full-Time Studying and Long-Term Relationships: Make or Break for Mature Students?
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Norton, Lin S.; Thomas, Sue; Morgan, Keith; Tilley, Alice; Dickins, Thomas E. – British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 1998
Reports results of a two-year longitudinal study examining the effects of full-time study on mature students in long-term, committed relationships. The first year's findings show partner support to be the most buffering effect while the second year's findings show a decrease in partner support. Discusses implications for counseling and…
Descriptors: Adults, Family Relationship, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship
Career Orientations of Senior Executives and Their Implications for Careers Guidance.
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Pemberton, Carole; And Others – British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 1994
In a study of senior executives (n=132) involved in a career counseling program, there was no evidence of any change in expectations of future employing organizations or the career signals they held important. Postcounseling clients rated themselves more highly than precounseling clients on knowledge, confidence, career self-awareness, ability to…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adults, Career Change, Career Counseling
Setting the Standards: Implications for Higher Education of the Introduction of Occupational Standards for Advice, Guidance and Counselling.
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Rivis, Vivienne – British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 1996
Current developments in the delivery of advice, guidance, and counselling to students in higher education are outlined. A range of possible consequences for higher education of the introduction of occupational standards in the advice, guidance, and counselling field is identified. Issues that higher education institutions and awarding bodies will…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adults, Counseling, Education