TY - JOUR

T1 - Adaptation of career goals to self and opportunities in early adolescence

AU - Hirschi, Andreas

AU - Vondracek, Fred W.

PY - 2009/10

Y1 - 2009/10

N2 - Development of career goals that are adapted to self and opportunities is a central component of adolescent career preparation. The present longitudinal study (conducted throughout the eighth grade with three assessment points) investigated how 330 Swiss adolescents simultaneously adapt career goals to interests, scholastic achievement and environmental opportunities. Results demonstrated that students increasingly adapt their goals to the environment. Mean adaptation to environment related positively to degree of adaption to interests and achievement. Increased adaptation to environment over time related to increased adaptation to achievement but to decreased adaptation to interests. Gender, attended school type and nationality moderated adaptation processes. Structurally disadvantaged students (girls, lower requirements school track, immigrant students) reported more conflict in aligning adaptation to environment with adaptation to interests.

AB - Development of career goals that are adapted to self and opportunities is a central component of adolescent career preparation. The present longitudinal study (conducted throughout the eighth grade with three assessment points) investigated how 330 Swiss adolescents simultaneously adapt career goals to interests, scholastic achievement and environmental opportunities. Results demonstrated that students increasingly adapt their goals to the environment. Mean adaptation to environment related positively to degree of adaption to interests and achievement. Increased adaptation to environment over time related to increased adaptation to achievement but to decreased adaptation to interests. Gender, attended school type and nationality moderated adaptation processes. Structurally disadvantaged students (girls, lower requirements school track, immigrant students) reported more conflict in aligning adaptation to environment with adaptation to interests.

KW - Gender and Diversity

KW - Vocational aspirations

KW - Adolescence

KW - Career goals

KW - Goal adaption

KW - School-to-work transition

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=68949158606&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.jvb.2009.05.005

DO - 10.1016/j.jvb.2009.05.005

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 75

SP - 120

EP - 128

JO - Journal of Vocational Behavior

JF - Journal of Vocational Behavior

SN - 0001-8791

IS - 2

ER -