2023
DOI: 10.3390/soc13100225
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Career Choices, Representation of Work and Future Planning: A Qualitative Investigation with Italian University Students

Cristiano Felaco,
Andrea Zammitti,
Jenny Marcionetti
et al.

Abstract: Choosing a career is one of the most challenging for young adults, and the representations of work could influence how people make decisions and build their career paths. This qualitative study examined the career choices, representations of work and future plans of 58 Italian university students. Semi-structured interviews were analyzed using a consensual qualitative research procedure. The results emphasize the centrality of environmental conditions and internal factors such as vocation and internal resource… Show more

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“…Numerous psycho-social theories highlight the importance of social skill development, self-care, and awareness of others in order to create a society where everyone is accepted. These behaviours are part of a prosocial attitude that is more likely to be internalised if it is observed and taught from an early age [33]. Consistency in behaviour could range from an inferior approach to a very high approach determined by individuals' own traits.…”
Section: Development Of Prosocial Behaviourmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Numerous psycho-social theories highlight the importance of social skill development, self-care, and awareness of others in order to create a society where everyone is accepted. These behaviours are part of a prosocial attitude that is more likely to be internalised if it is observed and taught from an early age [33]. Consistency in behaviour could range from an inferior approach to a very high approach determined by individuals' own traits.…”
Section: Development Of Prosocial Behaviourmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The focus is on identifying one's own purpose in life and taking charge of it. This shift alters the perspective from seeing work as the primary function of life to perceiving work as an essential component of everyone's life [33].…”
Section: Development Of Prosocial Behaviourmentioning
confidence: 99%