Implications of social supports for adolescents' education and career aspirations.

Wall, Julie; Covell, Katherine; MacIntyre, Peter D.

doi:10.1037/h0087074

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“…Support provided by peers becomes more and more important in the life of adolescents, as friends and partners often are in more frequent contact with college students than are parents. Although research findings show that support from parents better predicts academic performance than support from friends, other family and/or other network members, support from friends and peers is still found to significantly predict academic performance (Levitt et al 1994;Wall et al 1999).In addition to the source of social support, also the type of support is important for students' well-being and study behavior. Several types of support have been defined in previous studies (Cohen et al 1985;Davis et al 1998;Malecki and Demaray 2005), e.g.…”

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The influence of personal networks and social support on study attainment of students in university education

2007

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In this paper, the influence of personal networks and social support on study attainment of students in university education is examined. Furthermore, the paper aimed at clarifying the possible mediating role of achievement motivation, time spent on studying and working, procrastination and self-esteem. The study is a follow-up of the '89 cohort study, but is restricted to those students who have transferred to university education after finishing secondary education. The students have been approached with a questionnaire in 2004. Multinomial logistic regression shows that social support has no effect on study attainment, but that personal networks do have an effect on attainment. The relationship between social support and personal networks on the one hand and study progress on the other hand is not mediated by the before mentioned variables.Keywords Personal network Á Social support Á University Á Higher education Á Attainment Á Student Á Achievement motivation Á Self-esteem Á Procrastination Students who transfer to higher education face a number of changes in their personal and academic environment. The transition from secondary education to higher education not only calls for academic adjustment, but also includes different social demands. Students need to develop new or increased capacity for self-regulation and must learn to cope with the time pressure that is inherent in going to college. Moreover, students must integrate into a new social environment. They leave their parental house, most of their former classmates and teachers and they meet new friends, housemates and classmates. Existing supportive relationships may change or even disappear, and new supportive connections can be formed. The extent to which students succeed in integrating into this new environment and also the amount of social support received from network members possibly determines part of their academic success or failure.L. Eggens (&) Á M. P. C. van der Werf Á R. J. Bosker Groningen Institute for Educational Research, University of Groningen, Grote Rozenstraat 3, 9712 TG Groningen, The Netherlands e-mail: l.eggens@rug.nl 123High Educ (2008) 55:553-573 DOI 10.1007 Most models for explaining academic performance in higher education are based on the interaction model developed by Spady (1970Spady ( , 1971, further elaborated on by Tinto (1975). Based on these and other models, a wide range of possible determinants of academic performance has been described and tested, which can roughly be divided into contextrelated factors like curricular characteristics and assessment procedures, and studentrelated factors like gender, motivation and learning styles. These variables are mainly academic and/or personal determinants though, leaving the students' social environment out of consideration.This study examined the influence of personal networks and social support on academic attainment of students in university education. The impact of students' social support and personal network was studied together with the influence of achieve...

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“…To what extent then can peers have a positive influence on adolescent goals? Some evidence suggests that for girls, peer support is predictive of perceived goal opportunity which in turn is related to educational aspirations (Wall et al, 1999). For boys no such relationship was found.…”

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“…Family support is suggested to foster perceived opportunities and expectations and thus indirectly influence educational and career aspirations (Wall, Covell & Macintyre, 1999). Some studies suggest greater importance of maternal support compared to that of the father (Marjoribanks, 1993) and greater identification with the mother has been shown to be related to higher educational goals (Jodl et al, 2001).…”

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Adolescent goal content and pursuit: A review of the literature from the past 16 years

Massey

Gebhardt

Garnefski

2008

Developmental Review

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a b s t r a c tThe aim of this article is to provide an overview and discussion of the literature from various areas of psychology on adolescent goal content and pursuit since the publication of Nurmi's review in 1991. Ninety-four studies were identified which incorporated a measure of adolescent goal content/processes. We explore and discuss the theories employed in these studies, methods of goal measurement, and the findings presented in the studies. Adolescent goal content and pursuit appear to be influenced by various sociodemographic and psychological factors. In turn, goal content, goal pursuit and (un)successful goal attainment are related to adolescent behavior, health and well-being. Limitations and suggestions for further research are discussed.

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“…A substantial body of research literature affirms the relationship between a number of family variables and career development outcomes. Among these are parental attachment (e.g., Ketterson & Blustein, 1997) and parental support (e.g., Wall, Covell, & Maclntyre, 1999), as well as such career-related variables as vocational aspiration and achievement (Rainey & Borders, 1997), career decisiveness (López & Andrews, 1987), career exploration (Felsman & Blustein, 1999;Kracke, 1997), career commitment (Blustein, Walbridge, Friedlander, & Palladino, 1991), career self-efficacy (O'Brien, 1996), and career orientation (Tang, Fouad, & Smith, 1999). Studies suggest that family variables are broad ranging, influencing a number of career outcomes and persisting over time.…”

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The Influence of the Parent-Offspring Relationship on Young People's Career Preferences

Loberman¹,

Tziner

2011

SSRN Journal

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Abstract. This study examined the connection between the interpersonal relationship between parents and their offspring and the career preferences of the younger generation. While earlier studies suggest that the family plays a major role in young people's career choices, the specific dynamics of this influence have received very little research attention. We hypothesized that a high-quality parent-offspring relationship would be associated with a similarity between the parents' careers and job characteristics and their son/daughter's preferences for their future career. The sample consisted of 280 participants: 146 12 th grade students and 134 university students. No significant correlation was found between the quality of the parent-offspring relationship and the similarity of careers. However, among participants reporting a highquality relationship with their parents, a positive correlation was found between the parents' job characteristics and their children's desired job characteristics. The results therefore indicate that the parental influence on young people's career preferences is mediated by the quality of the parent-offspring relationship. Keywords: parent offspring relationship, career preferences, joung people, job characteristics.Resumen. Este estudio examinó la influencia de la relación interpersonal entre padres e hijos y las preferencias de carrera de la generación más joven. Mientras que estudios anteriores sugieren que la familia juega un papel importante en la elección de carrera de los jóvenes, la dinámica específica de esta influencia ha recibido muy poca atención en la investigación. Nosotros hipotetizamos que una relación paternofilial de alta calidad se asociaría con una similitud entre las características de los puestos y carreras de los padres y las preferencias de sus hijos sobre sus futuras carreras. La muestra estaba compuesta por 280 participantes: 146 estudiantes de 12 º grado y 134 estudiantes universitarios. No se encontró correlación significativa entre la calidad de la relación padres-hijos y la similitud de las carreras. Sin embargo, entre los participantes que informaron de una relación de alta calidad, existe una correlación positiva entre las características del puesto de los padres y las características del puesto deseadas por sus hijos. Los resultados indican que la influencia de los padres en las preferencias profesionales de los jóvenes está mediada por la calidad de la relación padres-hijos. Palabras clave: relación paterno-filiales, preferencias de carrera, jóvenes, características del puesto.

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Implications of social supports for adolescents' education and career aspirations.

Cited by 83 publications

References 39 publications

The influence of personal networks and social support on study attainment of students in university education

The influence of personal networks and social support on study attainment of students in university education

Adolescent goal content and pursuit: A review of the literature from the past 16 years

The Influence of the Parent-Offspring Relationship on Young People's Career Preferences

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