Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) Capstone Projects
Title
The Protagonist: Using Artificial Intelligence & Storytelling to Make Value-Based Career Decisions
Document Type
Thesis or dissertation
Date of this Version
8-2020
Abstract
Choosing what career to pursue is an important life decision for many. For students in higher education, career indecision can be a major source of anxiety. Values play an essential role in helping one clarify their identity and find a meaningful career that is aligned with one’s authentic self. After a review of the limitations of existing quantitative value clarification tools and explicating the benefits of its qualitative and narrative-based alternatives, this paper proposes a technology-empowered value discovery intervention in the form of a smartphone application (and companion site) that aims to promote and semi-automate the value discovery and mobilization process and bolster the career decision-making and well-being of college students. A proposal for the app is presented in the context of the theories and practices that support its design. A brief review of the technological capabilities that enable text analysis automation would also be discussed.
Keywords
higher education, mental health, well-being, values, meaning and purpose, storytelling, career indecision, career counselling, positive psychology, artificial intelligence
Topic
Well-Being/Flourishing, Education, Counselling/Coaching
Format
Thesis
Included in
Counseling Psychology Commons, Higher Education Commons, Other Psychology Commons, Personality and Social Contexts Commons, Student Counseling and Personnel Services Commons, Technology and Innovation Commons, Vocational Education Commons
Date Posted: 02 December 2022