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Longitudinal Relations of Parental Influences and Adolescent Career Aspirations and Actions in a Collectivist Society
Author(s) -
Sawitri Dian R.,
Creed Peter A.,
ZimmerGembeck Melanie J.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/jora.12145
Subject(s) - psychology , collectivism , social cognitive theory , developmental psychology , longitudinal study , social psychology , longitudinal sample , self efficacy , outcome (game theory) , individualism , statistics , mathematics , mathematical economics , political science , law
Using social cognitive career theory as a framework, we examined the longitudinal effects of proximal parental contextual influences on career aspirations and actions in a collectivist context. We used a sample of 954 Indonesian high school students and measured parental career expectations, adolescent‐parent career congruence, self‐efficacy, outcome expectations, career aspirations, planning and exploration, twice, 6 months apart. The best‐fitting model was reciprocal, with the results showing that parental career expectations predicted subsequent career aspirations and planning, and aspirations and congruence with parents regarding career matters predicted future exploration. Self‐efficacy and outcome expectations were reciprocally related over time. Self‐efficacy served as an across‐time predictor of both parental contextual variables. Career exploration predicted future self‐efficacy and planning predicted later outcome expectations.