Who lower their aspirations? The development and protective factors of college-associated career aspirations in adolescence
Journal article
Gao, Yannan and Eccles, Jacquelynne. (2020). Who lower their aspirations? The development and protective factors of college-associated career aspirations in adolescence. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 116, p. 103367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2019.103367
Authors | Gao, Yannan and Eccles, Jacquelynne |
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Abstract | Having college-associated career aspirations has long-term implications for adolescents' education and career attainment. However, important precursors of adolescents' career aspirations, such as academic motivation and performance, decline during middle school and high school, leaving college-associated career aspirations at risk. In our study, we investigated the changes in adolescents' college-related career aspirations from 7th to 11th grade and examined protective factors for negative development. Using longitudinal data (N = 706, 54% girls; 60% African American, 29% European American, 11% other ethnic groups or multiracial/multiethnic), we found four distinct patterns: stable high (N = 398), decrease (N = 136), increase (N = 102) and stable low (N = 70). Higher academic subjective task values and parent education level predict less probability of lowering one's aspirations, whereas no variable was found to uniquely predict the probability of increasing one's aspirations. Findings suggest that the development of career aspirations exhibits significant heterogeneity in adolescence. Future studies should investigate the association between the patterns of career aspiration and long-term career outcomes. |
Keywords | career aspiration; developmental heterogeneity; expectancy-value theory; achievement motivation; parent education level; status attainment |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Journal of Vocational Behavior |
Journal citation | 116, p. 103367 |
Publisher | Academic Press Inc. |
ISSN | 0001-8791 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2019.103367 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85077006750 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-13 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 13 Dec 2019 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 09 Dec 2019 |
Deposited | 15 Jul 2021 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8w614/who-lower-their-aspirations-the-development-and-protective-factors-of-college-associated-career-aspirations-in-adolescence
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