THE ADAPTIVE SUCCESS IDENTITY PLAN (ASIP) - A CAREER INTERVENTION FORCOLLEGE-STUDENTS

The Adaptive Success Identity Plan (ASIP) uses the construct of succes s identity as the core of a career intervention program. Three empiric al studies (N > 2,000) explored the success identity construct and its application in a structured career intervention. Study 1 provided rel iability and validity evidence of the measures. Study 2 indicated that programming efforts targeting family involvement, self-efficacy, and stress and time management should enhance a number of college outcomes . Study 3 found that students who received the ASIP intervention were more likely to use the success identity construct in defining their ro le in college success. This monograph examines two issues related to c onstructing effective life transition programs for college students. F irst, a theoretical metamodel based on Developmental Systems Theory (D ST; Ford & Lerner, 1992) and a theoretical model drawn from social cog nitive theory (Bandura, 1986), diathesis-stress models, and social int egration theory (Tinto, 1987) provides the rationale for how to succes sfully build transition programs. Second, the Adaptive Success identit y Plan (ASIP) illustrates how the theoretical framework can be applied to facilitating college students' transitions. Section I introduces D ST as the framework guiding transition programming. This section highl ights self-identity as the unit of analysis and provides a case study exploring the difficulty of changing self-identity without active envi ronmental intervention. Section II introduces theoretical constructs a ssociated with promoting successful transitions. These constucts were drawn from social cognitive theory (Bandura, 1986), diathesis-stress m odels, and social integration theory (Tinto, 1987). Section III provid es validation for the success identity construct (Study 1). Section IV introduces ASIP as a comprehensive college intervention program desig ned to build success identities and thereby enhancing college outcomes . Section TV includes an overview of ASIP, application of developmenta l systems theory, and describes the range of systemic applications. Se ction V evaluates the effectiveness of the constructs to predict colle ge outcomes and the effectiveness of ASIP in producing success identit ies. Finally, Section VI explores future directions for research and : intervention programming.