Swiss Adolescents' Career Aspirations: Influence of Context, Age, and Career Adaptability


Autoria(s): Hirschi, Andreas
Data(s)

01/02/2010

Resumo

This study investigated the content, realism, stability, and coherence of the career aspirations of 262 students in seventh grade in Switzerland (ages 13-15 years). The content analysis revealed that 82% of the participants named at least one realistic career aspiration, and aspirations showed clear resemblance to existing opportunities in the environment. Quantitative analyses confirmed the hypotheses that realism and stability of aspirations over a 10-month period could better be predicted by individual degree of career adaptability as measured by planfulness and exploration than by chronological age when grade level was controlled for. Coherence of aspirations was not related to age or adaptability. Students attending basic scholastic requirements school tracks reported more adaptability but not more realistic, stable, or coherent aspirations compared to students in advanced requirements tracks.

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http://boris.unibe.ch/64232/1/Hirschi_Swiss%20adolescents%20career%20aspirations_unedited.pdf

Hirschi, Andreas (2010). Swiss Adolescents' Career Aspirations: Influence of Context, Age, and Career Adaptability. Journal of Career Development, 36(3), pp. 228-245. Sage Publications 10.1177/0894845309345844 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0894845309345844>

doi:10.7892/boris.64232

info:doi:10.1177/0894845309345844

urn:issn:0894-8453

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Sage Publications

Relação

http://boris.unibe.ch/64232/

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Fonte

Hirschi, Andreas (2010). Swiss Adolescents' Career Aspirations: Influence of Context, Age, and Career Adaptability. Journal of Career Development, 36(3), pp. 228-245. Sage Publications 10.1177/0894845309345844 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0894845309345844>

Palavras-Chave #150 Psychology #300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology
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