University of Maryland, College Park

Applications of social cognitive theory, career development, work satisfaction and adjustment, choice of and persistence in scientific and technical fields, school-to-work transition, work-family balance, subjective and psychological well-being, psychological coping, counselor development and training, research training

Brown, S.D., & Lent, R.W. (Eds.). (2008). Handbook of counseling psychology (4th ed.). New York: Wiley.

Brown, S.D., & Lent, R.W. (Eds.). (2005). Career development and counseling: Putting theory and research to work. New York: Wiley.

Lent, R.W., Brown, S.D., & Hackett, G. (1994). Toward a unifying social cognitive theory of career and academic interest, choice, and performance [Monograph]. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 45, 79-122.

Lent, R.W., Brown, S.D., & Hackett, G. (2000). Contextual supports and barriers to career choice: A social cognitive analysis. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 47, 36-49.

Lent, R.W., & Lopez, F.G. (2002). Cognitive ties that bind: A tripartite view of efficacy beliefs in growth-promoting relationships. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 21, 256-286.

Lent, R.W., Hill, C.E., & Hoffman, M.A. (2003). Development and validation of the Counselor Activity Self-Efficacy Scales. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50, 97-108.

Lent, R.W., Brown, S.D., Nota, L., & Soresi, S. (2003). Testing social cognitive interest and choice hypotheses across Holland types in Italian high school students. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 62, 101-118.

Lent, R.W., Brown, S.D., Schmidt, J., Brenner, B., Lyons, H., & Treistman, D. (2003). Relation of contextual supports and barriers to choice behavior in engineering majors: Test of alternative social cognitive models. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50, 458-465.

Lent, R.W. (2004). Toward a unifying theoretical and practical perspective on well-being and psychosocial adjustment. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 51, 482-509.

Lent, R.W., Brown, S.D., Sheu, H., Schmidt, J., Brenner, B.R., Gloster, C.S., Wilkins, G., Schmidt, L., Lyons, H., & Treistman, D. (2005). Social cognitive predictors of academic interests and goals in engineering: Utility for women and students at historically Black universities. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52, 84-92.

Lent, R.W., Singley, D., Sheu, H., Gainor, K., Brenner, B.R., Treistman, D., & Ades. L. (2005). Social cognitive predictors of domain and life satisfaction: Exploring the theoretical precursors of subjective well-being. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52, 429-442.

Lent, R.W., & Brown, S.D. (2006). On conceptualizing and assessing social cognitive constructs in career research: A measurement guide. Journal of Career Assessment, 14, 12-35.

Hill, C.E., & Lent, R.W. (2006). A narrative and meta-analytic review of helping skills training: Time to revive a dormant area of inquiry. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 43, 154-172.

Lent, R.W., Hoffman, M.A., Hill, C.E., Treistman, D., Mount, M., & Singley, D.  (2006). Client-specific counselor self-efficacy in novice counselors:  Relation to perceptions of session quality.  Journal of Counseling Psychology, 53, 453-463.

Lent, R.W., & Brown, S.D.  (2006).  Integrating person and situation perspectives on work satisfaction:  A social-cognitive view.  Journal of Vocational Behavior, 69, 236-247.

Sheu, H., & Lent, R.W.  (2007).  Development and initial validation of the Multicultural Counseling Self-Efficacy Scale – Racial Diversity Form.  Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 44, 30-45.

Lent, R.W., Lopez, A.M., Lopez, F.G., & Sheu, H.  (2008).  Social cognitive career theory and the prediction of interests and choice goals in the computing disciplines.  Journal of Vocational Behavior, 73, 52-62.