“…Items within each factor scale were conceptually and empirically consistent according to the item contents and alpha coefficients, respectively. Furthermore, the three factors were consistent with the concern areas commonly discussed in the literature pertaining to the adjustment and help-seeking of college students (e.g., Archer & Lamnin, 1986;Beard, Elmore, & Lange, 1982;Carney, Savitz, & Weiskott, 1979;Lucas, 1993;Snyder, Hill, & Derksen, 1972). However, in this literature academic and career concerns are sometimes treated as one category (e.g.. Hill & Sedlacek, 1995); whereas empirical evidence of this study suggested that the two concern areas should be treated separately.…”