Aspiration-attainment gaps predict adolescents' subjective well-being after transition to vocational education and training in Germany.

Autor/inn/en	Nießen, Désirée; Wicht, Alexandra; Lechner, Clemens M.
Titel	Aspiration-attainment gaps predict adolescents' subjective well-being after transition to vocational education and training in Germany. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Zielerreichungslücken sagen das subjektive Wohlbefinden von Jugendlichen nach dem Übergang in eine Berufsausbildung in Deutschland voraus.
Quelle	In: PLOS ONE, 18 (2023) Art. e0287064, 26 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-6203
DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0287064
Schlagwörter	Soziale Situation; Zufriedenheit; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Lohnhöhe; Berufsausbildung; Arbeit; Berufsprestige; Erlernter Beruf; Ausbildungsvergütung; Berufswahl; Berufswunsch; Alternative; Auswirkung; Auszubildender; Deutschland
Abstract	"An occupational Aspiration-attainment gap (AAG) is defined as a discrepancy between the socioeconomic status (SES) of the aspired occupation and the one attained. We investigated how experiencing an occupational AAG after transition to vocational education and training (VET) affects three domains of subjective well-being (SWB) among adolescents in Germany (general life, job, and income satisfaction). Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we could track respondents' SWB during the transition to and during VET. Results from latent growth curve models revealed that both under- and overachievement of aspirations (i.e., negative and positive AAGs) reduced initial levels of SWB after VET entry-especially work-related satisfaction (i.e., income and job satisfaction). Individuals with an AAG (both negative and positive) tended to experience a slightly larger increase in SWB during VET than those who met their aspirations. Overall, our results suggest that the decisive factor for adolescents' SWB is not the SES of the VET position they attain, but rather whether that position is the exact type of position to which they aspired." The study refers to the period 2006-2018. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2024/1