I Wish I Had (Not) Taken a Gap-Year? The Psychological and Attainment Outcomes of Different Post-School Pathways

Autor/inn/en	Parker, Philip D.; Thoemmes, Felix; Duineveld, Jasper J.; Salmela-Aro, Katariina
Titel	I Wish I Had (Not) Taken a Gap-Year? The Psychological and Attainment Outcomes of Different Post-School Pathways
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 51 (2015) 3, S.323-333 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0038667
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Stopouts; Psychological Patterns; Educational Attainment; Goal Orientation; Satisfaction; Longitudinal Studies; Comparative Analysis; Enrollment; Aspiration; Dropouts; Higher Education; Australia; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ausstieg; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Zufriedenheit; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Einschulung; Streben; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Australien; Finnland
Abstract	Existing gap-year research indicates a number of benefits of a gap-year at the end of school and before university enrollment. Life span theory of control, however, suggests that direct goal investment, rather than delay, at developmental transitions is associated with more adaptive outcomes. Comparing these perspectives, the authors undertook 2 studies: 1 in Finland (N = 384, waves = 3) and 1 in Australia (N = 2,259, waves = 5) both with an initial time wave in the last year of high school. The authors explored the effects of a gap-year on both psychological and attainment outcomes using an extensive propensity score matching technique. The Finnish study found no difference in growth in goal commitment, effort, expectations of attainment and strain, or in actual university enrollment in those planning to enter university directly versus those who plan to take a gap-year. The Australian study found no difference in growth in outlooks for the future and career prospects, and life satisfaction between gap-year youth and direct university entrants. However, the study did find that gap-year students were more likely to drop out of a university degree. Implication for theory and practice are discussed. (As Provided).
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