Adolescents' Future Expectations of Work and Education Within Adaptation Model of Career Construction Theory


KARACAN ÖZDEMİR N., Ayaz A.

JOURNAL OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT, vol.49, no.6, pp.1266-1282, 2022 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 49 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/08948453211037043
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, ABI/INFORM, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Psycinfo
  • Page Numbers: pp.1266-1282
  • Keywords: future expectations, work and education, career adaptability, adolescents, positive youth development, POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, FIT INDEXES, ADAPTABILITY, ORIENTATION, SELF, SCHOOL, FORM, TIME, ACHIEVEMENT, PREDICTORS
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The current study suggested and tested a model to investigate the associations between adolescent future expectations of work and education (AFE-WE; adaptive responses) and positive future expectations (PFE; adaptivity) through concern, control, curiosity, and confidence (adaptability resources) as well as the role of the gender. The data were gathered from 806 high school students (59% girls), recruited from eight different public schools in Gaziantep, Turkey. Structural equation model was used. The results showed that the PFE predicted the AFE-WE and concern, control, curiosity, and confidence. Yet, concern contributed to the AFE-WE, only and partially mediated the relationships between the PFE and the AFE-WE. The proposed model did not change across gender. These findings were discussed within cultural context and addressed implications for theory, research, and practice.