Uncertainty in Early Occupational Aspirations: Role Exploration or Aimlessness?

Autor/inn/en	Staff, Jeremy; Harris, Angel; Sabates, Ricardo; Briddell, Laine
Titel	Uncertainty in Early Occupational Aspirations: Role Exploration or Aimlessness?
Quelle	In: Social Forces, 89 (2010) 2, S.659-683 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7732
Schlagwörter	Occupational Aspiration; Career Development; Longitudinal Studies; Adolescents; Labor Market; Role; Wages; Young Adults; Low Income Groups; Socioeconomic Status; Gender Differences; Grade 8; Followup Studies; Surveys; Interviews; Educational Attainment; Cognitive Development; Academic Ability; Student Behavior; Racial Differences; Family Income; Age Differences; Place of Residence; Family Structure; Marital Status; Success; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Berufsentwicklung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Rollen; Wage; Löhne; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Geschlechterkonflikt; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Kognitive Entwicklung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Rassenunterschied; Familieneinkommen; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Wohnort; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Familienstand; Erfolg; USA
Abstract	Many youth in the United States lack clear occupational aspirations. This uncertainty in achievement ambitions may benefit socio-economic attainment if it signifies "role exploration," characterized by career development, continued education and enduring partnerships. By contrast, uncertainty may diminish attainment if it instead leads to "aimlessness," involving prolonged education without the acquisition of a degree, residential dependence and frequent job changes. We use nationally representative data from the National Education Longitudinal Study to examine how uncertainty in occupational aspirations in adolescence (age 16) affects wage attainments in young adulthood (age 26). Results suggest that youth with undecided career ambitions earn significantly lower hourly wages in young adulthood than youth with more certain aspirations, supporting the view that uncertainty heightens the risk of labor-market problems. (Contains 2 notes and 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10