Parenting Styles, Identity Development, and Adjustment in Career Transitions

Abstract

Drawing from self-determination theory, this study examines how does perceived parenting and psychological needs relate to identity development and psychosocial adjustment in Portuguese 12th-grade students ( N = 462) who prepare the transition to higher education or to the job market. Path model results revealed two distinct pathways: a “growth-oriented pathway” from need-supporting parenting to integrated career exploration, commitment-making and well-being via need satisfaction and a “vulnerability” pathway from need-thwarting parenting to both diminished well-being and ill-being through need frustration. Findings suggest that perceived parental support is a protective factor, and parental thwarting a risk factor for career decision-making, but this relation is mediated by the adolescents’ subjective feelings of psychological need satisfaction and frustration. Altogether, they suggest the need to customize interventions with adolescents to address “bright” and “dark” trajectories of identity development and establish a supportive counseling climate that facilitates the exploration of different aspects of self-environment in career transition periods.

Parental Influence on Career Choice of Their Children: Literature Review.

“…7 This multidimensional definition of career and how we understood description of career development is assumed differentially in current scenario.Abovementioned comprehensive definitions of -Career‖ lure attention to the concept of career development which is being described as a lifelong process of getting ready to choose among many occupations available in our society. 8,9 Numerous researchers have studied factors affecting career development process, including role of parenting style as an active agent in identity and career development process of their children, 10 as well as their significant impact on their career choices.…”

“…31 One of the studies concluded that parent's influence on career choice of their children was strong enough to be utilized as effective career counseling technique. 10,32,33 Many other studies examined in depth parent's behavior and influence on their children's career development process, as well as perception of -students‖ about parental influence on career choice. Results of these studies illustrated that children also perceived their parents as having high expectations about their studies as well as influencing choice of their future career.…”

The Aspects of Parent-Adolescent Interaction When Making a Career Choice

“…На протяжении развития психологии неизменной является актуальность детско-родительских отношений и выбора профессиональной деятельности подростком; этой проблеме посвящен ряд российских исследований [1]. Интересны, на наш взгляд, данные зарубежных ученых, которые отражают результаты исследования взаимосвязи родительского и подросткового восприятия будущей карьеры ребенка [2], а также вывод о том, что родительская поддержка является защитным фактором при принятии подростками карьерных решений [3].…”

“…Полученные в процентном анализе данные проверены с помощью t-критерия Стьюдента, который подтвердил достоверность выявленных различий во взаимоотношениях родителей и подростков на уровне р ≤ 0,01 по шкале «отвержение -принятие» (3,9), а также р ≤ 0,05 по шкале «автономность -контроль» (3,1).…”

“…С помощью t-критерия Стьюдента установлено, что на статистически значимом уровне р ≤ 0,01 подростки, самостоятельно осуществляющие выбор профессии, отличаются от несамостоятельно выбирающих профессию по таким параметрам, как осведомленность и информированность об условиях и особенностях профессии (4,71), уверенность в достижении успеха (3,92).…”