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The ontogeny of career identities in adolescence
Author(s) -
Malanchuk Oksana,
Messersmith Emily E.,
Eccles Jacquelynne S.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.284
Subject(s) - psychology , ontogeny , identity (music) , developmental psychology , identity formation , career development , adult development , early adulthood , erikson's stages of psychosocial development , adolescent development , social psychology , young adult , self concept , genetics , physics , acoustics , biology
Abstract Exploration and identity formation are primary developmental tasks during adolescence and the transition to adulthood. Yet little is known about occupational identity formation and growth during this period of life. In this chapter, the authors describe their ongoing research on this topic. First, they present their findings on the ontogeny of the complexity of career identities. Then they discuss their findings regarding the relationship between early career identity formation and psychological well‐being at ages nineteen and twenty‐one. © Wiley Periodicals, Inc.