Two Emotional Roots of Youths' Earth-Friendly Career Aspirations: Eco-Anxiety and Empathy toward Animals
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| Title: | Two Emotional Roots of Youths' Earth-Friendly Career Aspirations: Eco-Anxiety and Empathy toward Animals |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Pascal Mallet (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Career Development. 2025 52(6):696-718. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 23 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Grade 3 Primary Education Grade 4 Intermediate Grades Grade 5 Middle Schools Grade 6 Grade 7 Junior High Schools Secondary Education Grade 8 Grade 9 High Schools |
| Descriptors: | Career Choice, Occupational Aspiration, Emotional Response, Anxiety, Ecology, Empathy, Animals, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Junior High School Students, Conservation (Environment) |
| Geographic Terms: | France |
| DOI: | 10.1177/08948453251382178 |
| ISSN: | 0894-8453 1556-0856 |
| Abstract: | The present study examined the role of eco-emotions in youths' career development. We hypothesized that eco-anxiety and empathy toward animals account for children's and adolescents' earth-friendly career aspirations (EFCAs). Relying on focus groups of third-to-ninth-grade French students, we used a thematic analysis to explore their view of careers that respect the earth. The main themes uncovered were used to construct a self-report EFCA scale. French third-to-ninth graders (N = 587, 51% girls) from middle-to-high socio-economic levels participated in a survey assessing EFCA, eco-anxiety, and empathetic attitudes toward animals. The results showed that these two emotions made independent contributions to EFCAs. The EFCAs were lower in early adolescents than in children, and higher in girls than in boys. We propose that eco-emotions are adaptive and function as a "watchtower" by enhancing youths' earth-friendly plans for their adult life. We discuss the relevance of taking EFCAs and eco-emotions into account in career counseling. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1490842 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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