A Longitudinal Examination of Career Preparation and Adjustment During the Transition From High School.
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| Title: | A Longitudinal Examination of Career Preparation and Adjustment During the Transition From High School. |
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| Authors: | Stringer, Kate1 katejstringer@gmail.com, Kerpelman, Jennifer1, Skorikov, Vladimir2 |
| Source: | Developmental Psychology. Sep2012, Vol. 48 Issue 5, p1343-1354. 12p. 2 Diagrams, 3 Charts. |
| Subject Terms: | *Longitudinal method, *Vocational guidance, Adaptability (Personality), Goodness-of-fit tests, Multivariate analysis, Research funding, Scales (Weighing instruments), Statistical models, Descriptive statistics |
| Abstract: | A Longitudinal Examination of Career Preparation and Adjustment During the Transition From High School Preparing for an adult career and incorporating a career into one's identity is a key task during the transition to adulthood (Erikson, 1968), and completing developmental tasks is considered a major factor in adjustment (Havinghurst, 1972). Previous research has established associations between overall career preparation in high school and adjustment soon after high school graduation. Differences in the developmental patterns of career preparation dimensions (indecision, planning, and confidence) following high school graduation also have been found. The current study builds on that prior work by examining associations between changes in the dimensions of career preparation and changes in 3 aspects of adjustment (emotional stability, social adaptation, and self-actualization) from 12th grade in high school to 4.5 years after high school graduation in a sample of 454 youths, using latent growth curve analysis. Results showed that career preparation both predicts and is predicted by adjustment. Career confidence was a particularly important predictor of adjustment. Both 12th grade career confidence and changes in confidence over time predicted changes in adjustment and adjustment 4.5 years post-high school. In an alternative model, an increase in emotional stability was predictive of higher career confidence and lower indecision. Results are discussed in the context of developmental theories and the notion that adjustment and career are interrelated processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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