Continuity in Adolescent Career Preparation and Its Effects on Adjustment

Autor/in	Skorikov, Vladimir
Titel	Continuity in Adolescent Career Preparation and Its Effects on Adjustment
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Behavior, 70 (2007) 1, S.8-24 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0001-8791
DOI	10.1016/j.jvb.2006.04.007
Schlagwörter	Grade 11; Adolescents; Social Integration; Developmental Tasks; Career Development; Career Choice; Career Planning; Adjustment (to Environment); High School Students; High School Graduates; Longitudinal Studies; Structural Equation Models; Developmental Continuity; Well Being; Adolescent Development; Self Esteem + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Soziale Integration; Entwicklungsaufgabe; Berufsentwicklung; Karriereplanung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Graduate; Graduates; Absolvent; Absolventin; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Entwicklungsprozess; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit
Abstract	Career preparation represents a major developmental task of adolescence, which has not received sufficient attention in empirical research on career development. Thus, this study was designed to examine the structure, continuity, and change in adolescent career preparation and its relationships with adjustment. The data were collected from a diverse sample of 389 adolescents on four occasions beginning in Grade 11 in high school and ending 6 months after high school graduation. Using Structural Equations modeling, a four-wave, developmental model of adolescent career preparation indicated by career decidedness, planning, and confidence was shown to fit the empirical data very well. Career preparation was characterized by continuity and a consistent pattern of positive concurrent and prospective associations with various indicators of adjustment. The results of the study provide empirical support for the theoretical propositions about the adaptive role of adolescent career preparation, particularly in terms of its contribution to psychological well-being and social integration. (Author).
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