Vocational identity flexibility and psychosocial functioning in Italian high school students

Fusco, Luca; Sica, Luigia Simona; Parola, Anna; Sestito, Laura Aleni

doi:10.1080/21683603.2020.1841050

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“…This subscale assesses the degree of uncertainty about the chosen career and joining the labour market. It has been associated with negative psychosocial functioning and negative affectivity, according to previous research [29]. An item example of this scale is "I doubt I will find a career that suits me".…”

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“…Career self-doubt, in contrast to academic engagement, can be considered an indicator of negative emotionality in the educational domain. Defined as the extent to which a student is uncertain about their career choice [28], the career self-doubt construct has been considered unfavourable for adolescents' and young adults' well-being [28,29]. Higher levels of career self-doubt have been associated with low levels of purpose in life and eudaimonic well-being, as well as with higher anxiety and depression [29].…”

Section: Character Strengths As Predictive Factors Of Academic Engagement Career Self-doubt and Academic Performancementioning

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“…Defined as the extent to which a student is uncertain about their career choice [28], the career self-doubt construct has been considered unfavourable for adolescents' and young adults' well-being [28,29]. Higher levels of career self-doubt have been associated with low levels of purpose in life and eudaimonic well-being, as well as with higher anxiety and depression [29]. Past theoretical studies have emphasized the positive role of character strengths in the vocational development of adolescents and young adults [30,31].…”

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Good Character at College: The Combined Role of Second-Order Character Strength Factors and Phronesis Motivation in Undergraduate Academic Outcomes

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A renewed interest in the study of character and virtue has recently emerged in the fields of Education and Psychology. The latest research has confirmed the association between virtuous consistent behaviours and academic positive outcomes. However, the motivational dimension of character (the intentions underlying the patterns of observed behaviours) has received little attention. This research aims to extend the knowledge on this topic by examining the predictive relationships between the behavioural and motivational dimensions of character, with reference to academic engagement, career self-doubt and performance of Spanish university students. A total of 183 undergraduates aged 18–30 (142 of whom were women) from the north of Spain completed specific parts of self-report questionnaires, including the Values in Action VIA-72, a Spanish translated and validated version of the Moral Self-Relevance Measure MSR, and the Utrecht Work Engagement Student Scale UWES-S9. The collected data were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling. The behavioural dimension of character (character strength factors of caring, self-control and inquisitiveness) showed positive associations with academic engagement and performance. The motivational dimension of character (phronesis motivation), was negatively related to career self-doubt. For the first time, the present study has provided support for the contribution of both dimensions of character to undergraduate academic outcomes.

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“…Moreover, this instrument may help career counselors to assess parental influence and develop career interventions. Career guidance may aim to help adolescents and young adults to actively engage in a personal life plan (Fusco et al, 2020(Fusco et al, , 2021Parola & Marcionetti, 2020) involving the family and entrusting it a key role in their support network.…”

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The parental career-related behaviors questionnaire (PCB): Psychometric properties in adolescents and young adults in the Italian context

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Over the last few years, the role of parental career-related behaviors in career development has been identified in several studies. Specifically, these behaviors involve difficulties in the adolescents' career decision-making. In the literature, there is a validated scale for measuring parental career-related behaviors in the Italian language, but the validation refers to the Swiss context. Thus, the present study aimed to test the psychometric proprieties of the parental career-related behaviors questionnaire (PCB) in a sample of 323 adolescents and, after an item-adaption, in a sample of 374 university students in Italy. Confirmatory factor analyses were performed to support the three-dimensional structure of the original PCB. Moreover, associations between PCB and career decision-making difficulties were investigated. The results showed that the PCB is a useful instrument for measuring parental career-related behaviors also in the Italian context. Finally, the PCB dimensions were meaningfully related to career decision-making difficulties.

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“…Despite putting the individual's relationship with the environment as a fundamental component of career success, many scholars were critical with the Life Design approach for proposing a universal idea of career intervention for the globalized world in the XXI century, which may not be in line with the specific characteristics of the contexts where it is implemented (Ribeiro and Fonçatti, 2018 ). In this sense, promoting a flexible approach to career construction for young people in environments with high risk for their material future may be, by itself, dangerous for their mental health (Fusco et al, 2020b ; Parola and Marcionetti, 2020 ) and for the construction of their career identity (Fusco et al, 2019 ).…”

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Vocational identity flexibility and psychosocial functioning in Italian high school students

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Good Character at College: The Combined Role of Second-Order Character Strength Factors and Phronesis Motivation in Undergraduate Academic Outcomes

Good Character at College: The Combined Role of Second-Order Character Strength Factors and Phronesis Motivation in Undergraduate Academic Outcomes

The parental career-related behaviors questionnaire (PCB): Psychometric properties in adolescents and young adults in the Italian context

Life Design for Youth as a Creativity-Based Intervention for Transforming a Challenging World

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