The Relationship between Career Variables and Occupational Aspirations and Expectations for Australian High School Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Patton, Wendy; Creed, Peter
Titel	The Relationship between Career Variables and Occupational Aspirations and Expectations for Australian High School Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Career Development, 34 (2007) 2, S.127-148 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0894-8453
DOI	10.1177/0894845307307471
Schlagwörter	Expectation; Professional Occupations; Vocational Maturity; Employment Level; Self Efficacy; Occupational Aspiration; Adolescents; Age Differences; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Career Development; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Expectancy; Erwartung; Berufsklassifikation; Berufsreife; Beschäftigungsgrad; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ausland; Geschlechterkonflikt; Berufsentwicklung; Australien
Abstract	This study surveyed 925 Australian high school students enrolled in grades 8 through 12 on measures of occupational aspirations, occupational expectations, career status aspirations, and career status expectations; it tested the association between these variables and career maturity, career indecision, career decision-making self-efficacy, and career barriers. Adolescents generally aspired to or expected to work within a small range of RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, or Conventional) occupational categories. One third of students reported occupational aspiration and expectation discrepancies. These differed across gender and across age for female students but not for male students. Students who demonstrated both occupational and status aspiration and expectation discrepancies reported more career indecision, were less confident about making a career-related decision, and were less career mature. Students generally held higher occupational status aspirations than expectations, and male students were more likely to choose professional occupations than were female students. Age differences were found for status expectations but not for status aspirations. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10