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

KARACAN ÖZDEMİR N., Ayaz A.

JOURNAL OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT, cilt.49, sa.6, ss.1266-1282, 2022 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/08948453211037043
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: 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
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1266-1282
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: 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 Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.