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The Origins of Children's Career Aspirations: IV. Testing Hypotheses from Four Theories
Author(s) -
Trice Ashton D.,
Hughes M. Amanda,
Odom Catherine,
Woods Kimberley,
McClellan Nancy C.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.1995.tb00436.x
Subject(s) - developmental stage theories , psychology , identification (biology) , developmental psychology , period (music) , selection (genetic algorithm) , social psychology , late childhood , botany , physics , artificial intelligence , computer science , acoustics , biology
In a study of 949 elementary students, mixed support was found for four theoretical positions concerning the role of childhood in career development. For Ginzberg's theory, support was found for his observation that interests play the major role in both the selection and rejection of careers throughout the period of childhood. For Roe's theory, the authors found evidence that family configuration influenced occupational choice/no choice. From Havighurst's theory, support was found for the idea that identification with a parent's work is particularly strong among younger children. A number of aspects of each of the theories failed to be confirmed.