Longitudinal Relations of Parental Influences and Adolescent Career Aspirations and Actions in a Collectivist Society

Abstract

Using social cognitive career theory as a framework, we examined the longitudinal effects of proximal parental contextual influences on career aspirations and actions in a collectivist context. We used a sample of 954 Indonesian high school students and measured parental career expectations, adolescent-parent career congruence, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, career aspirations, planning and exploration, twice, 6 months apart. The best-fitting model was reciprocal, with the results showing that parental career expectations predicted subsequent career aspirations and planning, and aspirations and congruence with parents regarding career matters predicted future exploration. Self-efficacy and outcome expectations were reciprocally related over time. Self-efficacy served as an across-time predictor of both parental contextual variables. Career exploration predicted future self-efficacy and planning predicted later outcome expectations.

Academic Fit, Adolescent-parent Career Congruence, and Career Exploration in University Students

“…This finding extends previous research which found a positive relationship between academic fit and academic satisfaction [3]. We also found a positive relationship between adolescent-parent career congruence and career exploration, suggesting that students who are congruent with parents regarding career matters are more likely to engage in career exploration, which is consistent with previous findings [17,18]. Academic fit was correlated positively with career exploration, directly, and indirectly via congruence.…”

“…This indicates that congruence serves as a partial mediator between academic fit and career exploration, suggesting that academic fit affects career exploration by directly motivating individuals to involve in career exploration activities, and also by facilitating congruence. Findings of this study are in line with the personenvironment fit theories [1,2]and also expand previous studies regarding the correlates of adolescent career exploration in collectivist contexts [17,18].…”

Career‐Related Parental Processes and Career Adaptability and Ambivalence Among Chinese Adolescents: A Person‐Centered Approach

“…Parents tend to socialize their children in an attempt to realize their own expectations, and thus, socialization goals are shaped by parents’ personal beliefs and attitudes (Darling & Steinberg, ; Grusec & Goodnow, ). Consistent with this proposition, a notable body of research has indicated that parental career expectations, defined as parental attitudes and hopes for children's future occupational achievements, are associated with adolescents’ career developmental outcomes, including career explorations, concerns, and indecisions (Leung, Hou, Gati, & Li, ; Meece, Askew, Agger, Hutchins, & Byun, ; Sawitri, Creed, & Zimmer‐Gembeck, ; Sawitri et al., ). In general, parents with higher (yet not extremely high) levels of career expectations tend to be more motivated and involved in providing children with career‐related resources, guidance, and support to promote children's career aspirations, planning, explorations, and actions (Meece et al., ; Sawitri et al., ; Sawitri et al., ).…”

“…The existing work, however, is limited in its reliance on primarily variable‐centered approaches applied to predominantly Western samples (Sawitri et al., ). In “real” daily lives, parents often simultaneously engage in a mixture of career‐related parental processes that are typically interconnected in various meaningful ways (Dietrich & Kracke, ).…”

Aspirasi Karir, Regulasi Diri, Dan Self-Perceived Employability Pada Mahasiswa

“…Penelitian sebelumnya menunjukkan bahwa aspirasi karir mengarahkan individu untuk melakukan perencanaan karir, dan dalam jangka panjang berkorelasi positif dengan eksplorasi karir (Sawitri, Creed, & ZimmerGembeck, 2014;Sawitri, Creed, & ZimmerGembeck, 2015). Aspirasi karir merupakan tujuan atau cita-cita individu dalam bidang karir (Rojewski, 2005).…”