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Motivational Dynamics in the Development of Career Attitudes among Adolescents
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Janeiro, Isabel Nunes – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2010
Super (1990) proposed that the psychological determinants of career development attitudes are time perspective, self-esteem, and causal attributions. The present study analyzed the effects of these determinants on the career development attitudes of 320 students from grade 9 and 300 students from grade 12. The analysis of the data using structural…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Vocational Maturity, Time Perspective, Grade 9
The Dynamic between Work Values and Part-Time Work Experiences across the High School Years
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Porfeli, Erik J. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2008
The work value system, its development, and its relationship with work experiences can be modeled as an adaptive control system [Ford, D. H., & Lerner, R. M. (1992). "Developmental systems theory: An integrative approach". Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications]. This study employed longitudinal data from 1000 participants (Youth Development Study;…
Descriptors: Part Time Employment, Systems Approach, Values, Career Development
Career Development and Personal Functioning Differences between Work-Bound and Non-Work Bound Students
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Creed, Peter A.; Patton, Wendy; Hood, Michelle – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2010
We surveyed 506 Australian high school students on career development (exploration, planning, job-knowledge, decision-making, indecision), personal functioning (well-being, self-esteem, life satisfaction, school satisfaction) and control variables (parent education, school achievement), and tested differences among work-bound, college-bound and…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Academic Achievement, Parent Education, High School Students
Critical Consciousness and Career Development among Urban Youth
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Diemer, Matthew A.; Blustein, David L. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2006
This study explored the role of critical consciousness as a key factor in predicting progress in career development among urban high school students. Critical consciousness, or the capacity to recognize and overcome sociopolitical barriers, was operationalized through sociopolitical analysis and sociopolitical control. Canonical correlation…
Descriptors: Career Development, Urban Youth, High School Students, Adolescents
Continuity in Adolescent Career Preparation and Its Effects on Adjustment
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Skorikov, Vladimir – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2007
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…
Descriptors: Grade 11, Adolescents, Social Integration, Developmental Tasks
Contributions of the Relational Context to Career Adaptability among Urban Adolescents
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Kenny, Maureen E.; Bledsoe, Meredith – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2005
The combined and unique contributions of four relational factors to four dimensions of career adaptability were examined for a sample of 322 urban high school students. When all variables were considered simultaneously, canonical analysis revealed that support from family, teachers, and close friends, and peer beliefs about school contributed…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, High School Students, Career Planning, Career Development