Perceived career congruence between adolescents and their parents as a moderator between goal orientation and career aspirations

Abstract

We surveyed 601 Indonesian high school students (57.6% girls, mean age = 16.4 years) and investigated whether perceived career congruence between adolescents and their parents served as moderator between goal orientation (i.e., mastery-approach, performance-approach, and performance-avoid) and career aspirations. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that perceived congruence moderated the effects of mastery-approach and performance-approach, but not performance-avoid, on career aspirations. Mastery-approach orientation was more strongly related to career aspirations when perceived congruence was higher; whereas, performance-prove orientation was more weakly related when perceived congruence was higher. These findings highlight important roles for approach orientations and perceived career congruence between adolescents and their parents in career aspirations of adolescents in collectivist contexts.

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

“…Extremely high levels of parental expectations may make children feel overwhelmed and experience confusion, indecision, and/or ambivalence when choosing career directions; in contrast, moderate levels of parental expectations may fuel children's motivation and promote their career aspirations, plans, and/or actions without invoking too much pressure (Leung et al., ; Meece et al., ; Sawitri & Creed, ; Sawitri et al., ; Sawitri et al., ). Thus, in addition to the other plausible characteristics, an optimal profile seems to be characterized by moderate rather than extremely high levels of parental expectations.…”

“…The two aspects cover most of, if not all, the typically examined career developmental components, including but not limited to career exploration, actions, goals, and (in)decision (Sawitri & Creed, ). Thus, focusing on both adaptability and ambivalence can help more adequately represent the construct of career development.…”

Predição da definição da escolha vocacional a partir de variáveis familiares

“…Como mencionado, além dos estilos parentais, a congruência entre pais e filhos sobre a escolha profissional também foi verificada na presente pesquisa. A escolha desse construto apoia-se em Sawitri, Creed & Zimmer-Gembeck (2012) e Sawitri & Creed (2015) que asseveram que a percepção da congruência com seus pais suscitam o encorajamento dos filhos no envolvimento de atividades que estimulam a exploração de uma carreira. Esta percepção repercute positivamente no processo de escolha profissional por torná-los mais conscientes em relação à tomada de decisão, bem como promover a sensação de satisfação com a sua escolha.…”

Career Congruence with Parents from the Perspective of Gender

“…8 In the career literature, congruence with parents regarding career matters is an important career-related skill for adolescents, especially for those who live in collectivistic contexts. 9,10,11 In collectivistic cultures, individuals define themselves according to their membership in groups (e.g., family). They also emphasize group norms, goals, and needs over their personal ones.…”