TY - JOUR
T1 - Adolescent occupational aspirations
T2 - Test of Gottfredson's theory of circumscription and compromise
AU - Cochran, Daria B.
AU - Wang, Eugene W.
AU - Stevenson, Sarah J.
AU - Johnson, Leah E.
AU - Crews, Charles
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - The authors investigated the relationship between adolescent occupational aspirations and midlife career success. The model for adolescent occupational aspirations was derived from Gottfredson's (1981) theory of circumscription and compromise. The authors hypothesized that parental socioeconomic status (SES), ability, and gender predict adolescent occupational aspirations and influence career achievement in later life. Gottfredson's model was a good fit for the data. SES and ability influenced the formation of occupational aspirations, and ability and gender predicted career achievement in later life. Additionally, occupational aspirations predicted career achievement in later life. Adolescent girls achieved less career success in midlife than did adolescent boys.
AB - The authors investigated the relationship between adolescent occupational aspirations and midlife career success. The model for adolescent occupational aspirations was derived from Gottfredson's (1981) theory of circumscription and compromise. The authors hypothesized that parental socioeconomic status (SES), ability, and gender predict adolescent occupational aspirations and influence career achievement in later life. Gottfredson's model was a good fit for the data. SES and ability influenced the formation of occupational aspirations, and ability and gender predicted career achievement in later life. Additionally, occupational aspirations predicted career achievement in later life. Adolescent girls achieved less career success in midlife than did adolescent boys.
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U2 - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2011.tb00968.x
DO - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2011.tb00968.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80855129342
VL - 59
SP - 412
EP - 427
JO - Career Development Quarterly
JF - Career Development Quarterly
SN - 0889-4019
IS - 5
ER -