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Dietrich, Julia; Kracke, Barbel; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2011
This study examined 39 adolescents during their transition to university. In standardized weekly diaries over several weeks (M=8.13) adolescents reported on engagement in career exploration (in-breadth and in-depth self and environmental exploration), their parents' transition-related involvement (frequency of conversations, support, and…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Parent Participation, Parent Student Relationship, Adolescents
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Noack, Peter; Kracke, Barbel; Gniewosz, Burkhard; Dietrich, Julia – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2010
The study examines school and parental influences on adolescents' occupational exploration. Analyses of data from 859 6th, 8th, and 10th graders attending high- and lower-track high schools in the German federal state of Thuringia suggested more extensive exploration among students closer to the school-to-work transition. Besides cross-sectional…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Foreign Countries, Parent Influence, Occupational Aspiration
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Dietrich, Julia; Kracke, Barbel – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
Individual initiative is required to successfully master career transitions in adolescence, and also parents play an important role in this process. Past research largely omitted co-agency in transition-related activities between adolescents and their parents, which could be described in terms of self- and other-regulation. The present pilot study…
Descriptors: Mothers, Child Behavior, Adolescents, Correlation
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Dietrich, Julia; Kracke, Barbel – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2009
Parents are major partners in helping adolescents prepare for a career choice. Although several studies have examined links between general aspects of the parent-adolescent relationship and adolescents' career development, little research has addressed the mechanisms involved. This study aimed to validate a three-dimensional instrument for the…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Career Choice, Adolescents, Career Exploration