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Sif Einarsdóttir - Professor
–
School of Social Sciences
Sif Einarsdóttir
Íslenska
Professor
Professor in Career counseling and guidance
Location
Gimli / G-327
Phone
525-4253
8617317
Email
sif [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics
Published Work
Sif Einarsdóttir - published work
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Sif Einarsdóttir - Curriculum Vitae
Consultation hours
by appointment
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8039-5203
Research portal – Sif Einarsdóttir
Under construction throughout the autumn semester 2023
Courses 2022 - 2023
NSR025F - Practical Training II: Communication
NSR027F - Seminar I
NSR024F - Practical training I: Introduction
NSR029F - Seminar II
Collaboration
,
Kennaraháskóli Íslands
,
Ball-State University
University of Rounds
,
,
University of Illinois
Education
2001
,
Doktorspróf
,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
,
Counseling Psychology
1996
,
MA
,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
,
Counseling Psychology
1992
,
,
University of Iceland
,
Department of Education
1991
,
BA
,
University of Iceland
,
Psychology
Professional Experience
2005 -
,
Associate professor, Career counceling and guidance,,
Career counceling and guidance University of Iceland
2005 -
,
Professror,
2004 -
2005,
Associate professor, quantitative mehtods,
Iceland University of Education, Reykjavík.
1999 -
2005,
Assistant Professor, quantitative methods,
Iceland University of Education, Reykjavík.
Published works
2023
Job characteristics and personality change in young adulthood: A 12‐year longitudinal study and replication
Journal of Personality
2022
Editorial for the Second Volume of NJTCG
Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance
Changes in Personality Traits and Life Goals in the Transition to Young Adulthood and their association with Occupational Creativity
Open Science Framework
A Longitudinal Examination of Changes in Person-Environment Fit in Educational and Occupational Contexts
Open Science Framework
Editorial for the Third Volume of NJTCG
Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance
2021
Personality changes predict early career outcomes
Psyhological Sciences
Fit gets better: A longitudinal study of changes in interest fit in educational and work environments
European Journal of Personality
Fit Gets Better: A Longitudinal Study of Changes in Interest Fit in Educational and Work Environments
2020
Vettvangsnám náms- og starsfráðgjafa: Námssamfélag - handleiðsla
Faghandleiðsla - Til eflingar í starfi
The Roles of Personality Traits and Vocational Interests in Explaining What People Want Out of Life
Journal of Research in Personality
Cross-cultural validation of assessment instruments used in career counselling and guidance in the Nordic countries: Etic and emic approaches.
Career and career guidance in the Nordic countries
Quantitative review of gender differences in Iceland: Pervasive and persistent
Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance
A quantitative review of gender differences in vocational interests in Iceland
Nordic Journal of Transitions and Careers
Developmental Structure of Personality and Interests: A Four-Wave, 8-Year Longitudinal Study
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
The birth of a new Nordic career guidance journal
2019
Bendill – Icelandic Interest Inventory
A Comprehensive Guide to Career Assessment 7th ed
Diverse histories, common ground and a shared future: the education of career guidance and counselling professionals in the Nordic countries
International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance
Kulnun kennara og starfsaðstæður: Þróun og samanburður við aðra opinbera sérfræðinga
Netla
2018
Game-based career learning support for youth: effects of playing the Youth@Work game on career adaptability
Interactive Learning Environments
2016
The design and development of the YOUTH@WORK game
Proceedings of the European Conference on Games-based Learning
European competence standards for the academic training of career practitioners
2015
A culture-sensitive approach in the development of the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale in Iceland: Theoretical and operational considerations
Journal of Vocational Behavior
2013
Measurement Invariance of the Career Indecision Profile: United States and Iceland
Journal of Career Assessment
Development of indigenous basic interest scales: Re-structuring the Icelandic interest space
Journal of Vocational Behavior
2012
Career adapt-abilities scale - Icelandic form: Psychometric properties and construct validity
Journal of Vocational Behavior
2010
Holland in Iceland revisited: An emic approach to evaluating U.S. vocational interest models
Journal of Counseling Psychology
2009
Gender bias and construct validity in vocational interest measurement: Differential item functioning in the Strong Interest Inventory
Journal of Vocational Behavior
2002
The structure of vocational interests in Iceland: Examining Holland's and Gati's RIASEC models
European Journal of Psychological Assessment
2000
Application of Three Dimensions of Vocational Interests to the Strong Interest Inventory
Journal of Vocational Behavior
1995
The Icelandic child mental health study. An epidemiological study of Icelandic children 2-18 years of age using the Child Behavior Checklist as a screening instrument
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
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