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Career adaptivity mediates longitudinal links between parent-adolescent relationships and young adult occupational attainment.

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: = .96) were mediated by Time 2 (1 year later) adolescent career adaptivity, represented by academic performance, sense of control, and self-worth, in relation to occupational prestige at about age 26. Results showed that career adaptivity fully mediated the link between mother-adolescent relationship quality and young adult occupational prestige, but the effects of father-adolescent relationship quality were nonsignificant, though model comparison did not reveal a significant difference between mother and father effects. There were no differences by youth gender. Findings contribute to understanding of families' role in youth career development and future attainment and add to the literature on career construction theory. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

Source: Developmental Psychology

DOI: 10.1037/dev0001120

Authors: Xiaoran Sun, Susan M. McHale, Kimberly A. Updegraff

Language: English

Topic: Career Development and Diversity

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Awards: Developmental Family and Cultural Pathways to Young Adulthood, G864300335